esfínter

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈfinteɾ/ [esˈfĩn̪.t̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -inteɾ
• Syllabification: es‧fín‧ter

Noun

esfínter m (plural esfínteres)

1. (anatomy) sphincter

Related terms

• esfinge

 

Further reading

• “esfínter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014