vernauwing

Definitions of vernauwing
  1. noun
    the action or process of compressing
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    types:
    strangulatie, wurging
    (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
    type of:
    compressie
    applying pressure
  2. noun
    a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
    synonyms: bottle-neck, bottleneck, flessehals, flessenhals, knelpunt, verkeersknelpunt
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