constrictio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

constrictĭo: ōnis, f. constringo (postclass.),
I a binding or drawing together, Pall. Mart. 1; Scrib. Comp. 84.—
II Esp., a binding, stopping of the bowels, Macr. S. 7, 6 al.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cōnstrictĭō, ōnis, f. (constringo), action de serrer : Pall. 4, 1, 3 || resserrement [médec.] : Macr. Sat. 7, 6 || [fig.] constrictio jejunii Aug. Ep. 36, 25, observation stricte du jeûne.