occlusor

noun

oc·​clu·​sor

-üsə(r)

plural -s

: a body part that closes or blocks another

occlusor muscles

the operculum forms an effective occlusor of the snail's shell

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin occlusus (past participle of occludere) + New Latin -or

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