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