Etymology

lissosphincter

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Today it means: The part of a sphincter composed of smooth muscle Full definition →

Ancient Greek λισσός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλισσός“smooth”
  2. English todaylissosphincter

From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + sphincter.

Words from the same roots

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