sphincter
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsfɪŋk.tɚ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]sphincter (plural sphincters)
- (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
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (The Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, page 836:
- She decided that she would force him to climax first by the sheer strength of her young animal control, the strength of her sphincters […]
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[edit]References
[edit]- “sphincter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sphincter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin sphinctēr (“the muscle of the anus”), from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “lace, band; contractile muscle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sphincter m (plural sphincters)
Further reading
[edit]- “sphincter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “lace, band; contractile muscle”), from σφῐ́γγω (sphíngō, “to bind tight or fast”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, “-er, -or”, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsfink.ter/, [ˈsfiŋkt̪er]
Noun
[edit]sphinctēr m (genitive sphinctēris); third declension (Late Latin)
Inflection
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | sphinctēr | sphinctērēs |
Genitive | sphinctēris | sphinctērum |
Dative | sphinctērī | sphinctēribus |
Accusative | sphinctērem | sphinctērēs |
Ablative | sphinctēre | sphinctēribus |
Vocative | sphinctēr | sphinctērēs |
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