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sphincter

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈsfɪŋk.tɚ/Part of speech nounSorted cehinprstStarts with SEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sphinctēr (“the muscle of the anus”), from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ (sphĭnktḗr, “lace, band; contractile muscle”), ultimately of Pre-Greek origin. Possibly related to sphinx (“the strangler”).

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  • the sphincter of the bladder
  • the iris sphincter in the eye
  • She decided that she would force him to climax first by the sheer strength of her young animal control, the strength of her sphincters […]

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