constrictor

[kuhn-strik-ter]

con·stric·tor

[kuhn-strik-ter]
noun
1.
a snake that kills its prey by coiling tightly around it, causing suffocation.
2.
Anatomy. a muscle that constricts a hollow part of the body, as the pharynx.
3.
a person or thing that constricts.

Origin:
1700–10; < Neo-Latin; see constrict, -tor
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Constrictor is always a great word to know.
So is jugular. Does it mean:
the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen
pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or collecting blood from within the skull
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constrictor (kənˈstrɪktə)
 
n
1.  any of various nonvenomous snakes, such as the pythons, boas, and anaconda, that coil around and squeeze their prey to kill it
2.  any muscle that constricts or narrows a canal or passage; sphincter
3.  a person or thing that constricts

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constrictor con·stric·tor (kən-strĭk'tər)
n.
One that constricts, especially a muscle that contracts or compresses a part or organ of the body.

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