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constrictor

UK/kənˈstɹɪk.tə//kənˈstɹɪk.tɚ/

constrictor noun: a muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ. Also the ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor.

Noun

constrictor (plural constrictors or constrictores)

  1. A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.

Also used as

constrictor is also the ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor.

constrictor is also the ellipsis of boa constrictor.

Forms of constrictor

pluralconstrictors
pluralconstrictores

Origin of constrictor

Borrowed from New Latin cōnstrictor, or from constrict + -or.

Words formed from constrictor

Phrases with constrictor

Words that rhyme with constrictor

Questions about constrictor

What does constrictor mean?
Constrictor means a muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
What part of speech is constrictor?
Constrictor is a noun.
How do you pronounce constrictor?
Constrictor is pronounced /kənˈstɹɪk.tə/ (UK).
What is the plural of constrictor?
The plural of constrictor is constrictors.

Words near constrictor in the dictionary

  1. constriction
  2. constriction ring syndrome
  3. constrictions
  4. constrictive
  5. constrictively
  6. constrictor
  7. constrictor knot
  8. constrictor knots
  9. constrictores
  10. constrictors
  11. constrictory

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