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