sphincter

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    Late Latin sphinctēr

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    English sphincter

    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

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

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    Noun

    sphincter m (plural sphincters)

    1. (anatomy) sphincter

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    Etymology

    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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