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RESTRICTING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Restricting the scope or freedom of action
Synonyms:
confining; constraining; constrictive; limiting; restricting
Classified under:
Similar:
restrictive (serving to restrict)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb restrict
Context examples:
Currently, therapies available to people with EoE include taking corticosteroids to relieve inflammatory symptoms, restricting their diets to avoid allergen-containing foods that may exacerbate the condition, or undergoing periodic surgical procedures to expand the esophagus.
(Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein, National Institutes of Health)
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