esfínter

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈfinteɾ/
  • Rhymes: -inteɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧fín‧ter

Noun

esfínter m (plural esfínteres)

  1. (anatomy) sphincter

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