constrictor meaning: definition, etymology

constrictor

noun

UK /kənˈstɹɪk.tə/ · US /kənˈstɹɪk.tɚ/

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

› That which constricts or tightens:

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.

› That which constricts or tightens: › A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel…

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor (“each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx”).

› That which constricts or tightens:

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of boa constrictor, either the species Boa constrictor or a similar snake that kills by constriction.