esfíncter

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfĩk.teʁ/ , /esˈfĩk.teʁ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˈfĩk.teɾ/, /esˈfĩk.teɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈfĩk.teʁ/ , /eʃˈfĩk.teʁ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈfĩk.teɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈfĩ.ktɛɾ/

Noun

esfíncter m (plural esfíncteres or esfincteres or (rare) esfíncters)

(anatomy) sphincter (band of muscle that surrounds an opening)

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