It has turned out to be an extraordinarily powerful bloodvessel constrictor (Harper's).
the constrictors of the eyelids.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
vas|o|con|stric|tor — «VAS oh kuhn STRIHK tuhr», noun, adjective. –n. something that constricts blood vessels, such as a nerve or a drug. –adj. constricting blood vessels … Useful english dictionary
stric — ab·stric·tion; con·stric·tion; con·stric·tor; re·stric·tion; re·stric·tion·ary; re·stric·tion·ism; stric·ti; stric·tis·si·mi; stric·tum; stric·ture; con·stric·tive; re·stric·tion·ist; re·stric·tive; elec·tro·stric·tive; re·stric·tive·ly;… … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
constrictor — con·stric·tor … English syllables
constrictor — con•stric•tor [[t]kənˈstrɪk tər[/t]] n. 1) ram a snake, esp. of the family Boidae, that suffocates its prey in its coils 2) anat. a muscle that constricts an orifice or cavity 3) one that constricts • Etymology: 1700–10; < NL … From formal English to slang
vasoconstrictor — vas•o•con•stric•tor [[t]ˌvæs oʊ kənˈstrɪk tər, ˌveɪ zoʊ [/t]] n. pha phl any of various agents, as certain nerves or drugs, that narrow blood vessels and thereby maintain or increase blood pressure • Etymology: 1875–80 vas o•con•stric′tion, n.… … From formal English to slang
bronchoconstrictor — 1. Causing a reduction in caliber of a bronchus or bronchial tube. 2. An agent that possesses this action ( e.g., histamine, acetylcholine). * * * bron·cho·con·stric·tor strik tər adj causing or invo … Medical dictionary
constrictor — 1. Anything that binds or squeezes a part. SEE ALSO: inferior c. (muscle) of pharynx, middle c. (muscle) of pharynx, superior pharyngeal c. (muscle). 2. A muscle, the action of which is to narrow a … Medical dictionary
vasoconstrictor — 1. An agent that causes narrowing of the blood vessel s. SYN: vasoconstrictive (2). 2. A nerve, stimulation of which causes vascular constriction. * * * va·so·con·stric·tor .vā zō kən strik tər n an agent (as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug)… … Medical dictionary
