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constrictor
(redirected from constrictor muscle)

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con·stric·tor  (kn-strktr)
n.
1. One that constricts, as a muscle that contracts or compresses a part or organ of the body.
2. Any of various snakes, such as the python or boa, that tightly coil around and asphyxiate their prey.

constrictor [kənˈstrɪktə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various nonvenomous snakes, such as the pythons, boas, and anaconda, that coil around and squeeze their prey to kill it
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any muscle that constricts or narrows a canal or passage; sphincter
3. a person or thing that constricts
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.constrictorconstrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
ophidian, serpent, snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
boa - any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
Translations
constrictor [kənˈstrɪktəʳ] Nconstrictor f
constrictor
n
(= muscle)Schließmuskel m, → Konstriktor m (spec)
(= snake)Boa (constrictor) f


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Ideally, the superior constrictor muscle and the veins of the tonsillar plexus remain covered.
One of these areas is at the junction between the superior and middle pharyngeal constrictor muscles.
The insertions of the inferior constrictor muscle on the paralyzed side are incised along the inferior one-third of the thyroid ala.
 
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