Sphincter

Morpheme

Sphincter

Type

free base

Denotation

band, contractile muscle

Etymology

Late Latin sphinctēr; Ancient Greek sphĭnktḗr

Evidence

blepharosphincterectomy, sphincter, sphincteral, sphincteralgia, sphincterectomy, sphincteric, sphincterismus, sphincteritis, sphinctero-, sphincteroplasty, sphincteroscopy, sphincterotome, sphincterotomy, sphincters