sphincter

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sphincter

\sfɛ̃k.tɛʁ\

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Du latin sphincter.

noun sphincters

Muscle annulaire qui a la faculté de se contracter et qui sert à rétrécir ou à fermer certains orifices naturels. Les sphincters de l’anus.
ellipsis, vulgar Anus. Il considérait ce qui lui restait de semaines à vivre comme un sphincter puant dont il serait bientôt expulsé. La logeuse tirerait la chasse d’eau.

Similar: muscle sphincter

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"sphincter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/sphincter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sphincter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/sphincter

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"sphincter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/sphincter.

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@misc{sphincter_2026,
  title = {sphincter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/sphincter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}