sphincter

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    Learned borrowing from Late Latin sphinctēr (the muscle of the anus), from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, lace, band; contractile muscle), ultimately of Pre-Greek origin. Possibly related to sphinx (the strangler).

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    sphincter (plural sphincters)

    1. (anatomy) A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.
      Hyponyms: anal sphincter, lissosphincter, lower esophageal sphincter, pyloric sphincter, rhabdosphincter, sphincter of Oddi, upper esophageal sphincter, urethral sphincter
      the sphincter of the bladder
      the iris sphincter in the eye

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    Etymology

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

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    sphincter m (plural sphincters)

    1. (anatomy) sphincter

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    Latin

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, lace, band; contractile muscle), from σφῐ́γγω (sphíngō, to bind tight or fast) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr, -er, -or, nominal suffix).

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    sphinctēr m (genitive sphinctēris); third declension (Late Latin)

    1. (anatomy) The sphincter, the muscle of the anus.

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    Third-declension noun.

    Case Singular Plural
    Nominative sphinctēr sphinctērēs
    Genitive sphinctēris sphinctērum
    Dative sphinctērī sphinctēribus
    Accusative sphinctērem sphinctērēs
    Ablative sphinctēre sphinctēribus
    Vocative sphinctēr sphinctērēs

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    • English: sphincter
    • French: sphincter