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sphinctero-

sphinctero- prefix: sphincter.

Prefix

sphinctero-

  1. sphincter.

Origin of sphinctero-

From sphincter + -o-.

Questions about sphinctero-

What does sphinctero- mean?
Sphinctero- means sphincter.
What part of speech is sphinctero-?
Sphinctero- is a prefix.

Words near sphinctero- in the dictionary

  1. sphincteralgia
  2. sphincterate
  3. sphincterectomy
  4. sphincterial
  5. sphincteric
  6. sphinctero-
  7. sphincterometric
  8. sphincteroplasties
  9. sphincteroplasty
  10. sphincterotome
  11. sphincterotomes

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