- sphinc|ter|al
- sphinc|ter|al «SFIHNGK tuhr uhl», adjective.of or like a sphincter.
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sphinc|ter — «SFIHNGK tuhr», noun. a ringlike muscle that surrounds an opening or passage of the body, and can contract to close it. ╂[< Late Latin sphincter < Greek sphinktēr < sphíngein to squeeze, bind] … Useful english dictionary
sphinc·ter — /ˈsfıŋktɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] medical : a ring shaped muscle that surrounds a body opening and that can tighten to close the opening … Useful english dictionary
sphinc — peri·sphinc·tes; sphinc·ter; sphinc·ter·al; sphinc·ter·ate; sphinc·ter·ic; sphinc·ter·ot·o·my; peri·sphinc·toid; sphinc·trate; … English syllables
sphincter — sphinc·ter … English syllables
sphincteral — sphinc·ter·al … English syllables
sphincteric — sphinc·ter·ic … English syllables
sphincterotomy — sphinc·ter·ot·o·my … English syllables
sphincter — sphinc•ter [[t]ˈsfɪŋk tər[/t]] n. anat. a circular band of voluntary or involuntary muscle that encircles and closes an orifice of the body or one of its hollow organs • Etymology: 1570–80; < LL < Gk sphinktḗr=sphing , base of sphíngein to… … From formal English to slang
sphincteric — sphinc·ter·ic sfiŋ(k) ter ik adj of, relating to, or being a sphincter <sphincteric control> <a sphincteric muscle> … Medical dictionary
sphincterometry — sphinc·ter·om·et·ry (sfingk″tər omґə tre) measurement of the opening of the sphincter vesicae; called also cystosphincterometry … Medical dictionary
