esfínter

Concepts

sphincter

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Synonyms

músculo de cierre

Translations

esfínter

Schließmuskel

Sphinkter

sfintere

sluitspier

sphincter

esfíncter

sfincter

büzgen kas

kringspier

büzücü kas

sphincter

Ringmuskel

músculo constritor

Hyphenated as

es‧fín‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈfinteɾ/

Etymology

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