English
sphincteric
From sphincter + -ic.
Formed from sphincter + -ic
Ancient Greek σφῐ́γγω ‘to bind tight or fast’
Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ ‘lace, band’
Late Latin sphinctēr ‘the muscle of the anus’
English sphincter
Today it means
adj sphincteral
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Etymograph / sphincteric