different between constrictor vs sphincter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin c?nstrictor, or from constrict +? -or.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?st??k.t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?st??k.t?/
• Rhymes: -?kt?(?)

Noun

constrictor (plural constrictors or constrictores)

1. That which constricts or tightens:
   1. (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.

      Hyponyms: bronchoconstrictor, vasoconstrictor

      1. (anatomy) Each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor.
   2. Ellipsis of boa constrictor: a python or similar snake that kills by constriction.

Derived terms

• bronchoconstrictor
• constrictor knot
• vasoconstrictor

Translations

References

• “constrictor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “constrictor”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Etymology

From c?nstring? (“to draw or bind together; to compress”) +? -tor (“-er, -or”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon?strik.tor/, [k?n?st??ikt??r]

Noun

c?nstrictor m (genitive c?nstrict?ris); third declension (New Latin)

1. That which constricts; constrictor.

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: constrictor
• French: constricteur
• Italian: costrittore
• Spanish: constrictor

Romanian

Etymology

From French constricteur.

Adjective

constrictor m or n (feminine singular constrictoare, masculine plural constrictori, feminine and neuter plural constrictoare)

1. constrictor

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin constrictus, with the suffix -or; equivalent to New Latin constrictor.

Adjective

constrictor (feminine constrictora, masculine plural constrictores, feminine plural constrictoras)

1. constricting

Related terms

• constricción

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sphinct?r (“the muscle of the anus”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (sphinkt?r, “lace, band; contractile muscle”). Possibly related to sphinx (“the strangler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sf??k.t?(?)/

Noun

sphincter (plural sphincters)

1. (anatomy) A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.

   Hyponyms: anal sphincter, lissosphincter, lower esophageal sphincter, pyloric sphincter, rhabdosphincter, sphincter of Oddi, upper esophageal sphincter, urethral sphincter

Derived terms

• sphincteral
• sphincteric
• sphinctero-

Related terms

• sphinx

Translations

References

• “sphincter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “sphincter”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

See also

• cardia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sphinct?r (“the muscle of the anus”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (sphinkt?r, “lace, band; contractile muscle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sf??k.t??/

Noun

sphincter m (plural sphincters)

1. (anatomy) sphincter

Further reading

• “sphincter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???????? (sphinkt?r, “lace, band; contractile muscle”), from ??????? (sphíng?, “to bind tight or fast”) +? -??? (-t?r, “-er, -or”, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?sfink.ter/, [?sfi?kt??r]

Noun

sphinct?r m (genitive sphinct?ris); third declension (Late Latin)

1. (anatomy) The sphincter, the muscle of the anus.

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: sphincter
• ? French: sphincter