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Definition of "sphincter" []

  • A ringlike muscle that normally maintains constriction of a body passage or orifice and that relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sphincter" in a sentence
  • "My sphincter is technically precise too Michael. papasanchez"
  • "The cervix being a sphincter is built to let out cantelopes."
  • "As a leader of non-profit I have learned that Starbucks’ sphincter is so tight if they squeezed out a free coffee bean it would come out looking like a diamond."