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noun, masculine

esfínter

/esˈfinteɾ/

noun, masculine/esˈfinteɾ/plural: esfínteres

sphincter

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin sphincter, from Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “band, contractile muscle”), from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to bind tight”).