English-Thai Dictionary

sphincter

N กล้ามเนื้อ หูรูด 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPHINCTER

n.In anatomy, a muscle that contracts or shuts; as the sphincter labiorum; sphincter vesica.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPHINCTER

Sphinc "ter, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.

 

SPHINCTER

SPHINCTER Sphinc "ter, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sphincter

sphinc ter |ˈsfiNGktər ˈsfɪŋktər | ▶noun Anatomy a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, such as the anus or the openings of the stomach. DERIVATIVES sphinc ter al |-əl |adjective, sphinc ter ic |ˌsfiNGkˈterik |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek sphinktēr, from sphingein ‘bind tight. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sphincter

sphincter |ˈsfɪŋktə | ▶noun Anatomy a ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, such as the anus or the openings of the stomach. DERIVATIVES sphincteral adjective, sphincteric |-ˈtɛrɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek sphinktēr, from sphingein ‘bind tight ’.

 

French Dictionary

sphincter

sphincter n. m. nom masculin Muscle qui resserre un orifice naturel. : Des sphincters. Prononciation Le c et le r sont sonores, [sfɛ̃ktɛr ]; le nom rime avec terre

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sphincter

sphinc ter /sfɪ́ŋ (k )tə r /名詞 C 〘解剖 〙括約筋 .