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noun, masculine

sphincter

/sfɛ̃k.tɛʁ/

noun, masculine/sfɛ̃k.tɛʁ/plural: sphincters

sphincter

Borrowed from Late Latin sphinctēr (“the muscle of the anus”), from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ (sphĭnktḗr, “lace, band; contractile muscle”).