"constrictor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈstɹɪk.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈstɹɪk.tɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-constrictor.wav Forms: constrictors [plural], constrictores [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪktə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin cōnstrictor, or from constrict + -or. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|cōnstrictor}} New Latin cōnstrictor, {{af|en|constrict|-or}} constrict + -or Head templates: {{en-noun|+|constrictores}} constrictor (plural constrictors or constrictores)
  1. That which constricts or tightens:
    (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.     Categories (topical): Muscles
    Sense id: en-constrictor-en-noun-idBx0Spg Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. That which constricts or tightens:
    (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
    (anatomy) Each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor..     Categories (topical): Muscles Categories (lifeform): Snakes
    Sense id: en-constrictor-en-noun-ijXZyLyP Disambiguation of Snakes: 20 45 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with con-, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 56 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with con-: 30 45 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 52 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 71 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 55 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 62 19 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. That which constricts or tightens:
    Ellipsis of boa constrictor.: a python or similar snake that kills by constriction.     Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: boa constrictor (extra: a python or similar snake that kills by constriction)
    Sense id: en-constrictor-en-noun-sPiEGpcC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bronchoconstrictor, constrictor knot, vasoconstrictor Translations (that which constricts or tightens): kuristaja (Finnish), kiristäjä (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'that which constricts or tightens': 33 33 33

Inflected forms

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