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— English word —

• sphincter n. (Anatomy) A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings…

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• sphincter n. (Medisch) kringspier, sluitspier, sfincter.

— English word, defined in French —

• sphincter n. (Anatomie) Sphincter.

— In French —

• sphincter n.m. (Anatomie) Muscle annulaire qui a la faculté de se contracter…
• sphincter n.m. (Vulgaire) (Par ellipse) Anus.

13 English words from the English definition

Anatomy anus band bodily muscle opening openings ringlike such such␣as surrounds that the

6 English words from 4 foreign definitions

a␣la Anus ellipse Muscle Par Sphincter

10 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

Anatomie annulaire contracter faculté kringspier Medisch qui sfincter sluitspier Vulgaire

14 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sphincters sphincteral sphincteric sphincterate sphincterial sphincteralgia sphincterotome sphincterotomy sphincter␣of␣Oddi sphincterotomes sphincterometric sphincteroplasty sphincterotomies sphincters␣of␣Oddi

9 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

anal␣sphincters lissosphincters transphincteric intersphincteric rectosphincteric rhabdosphincters transsphincteric pyloric␣sphincters urethral␣sphincters

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

anal␣sphincter lissosphincter rabdosphincter rhabdosphincter pyloric␣sphincter urethral␣sphincter

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

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10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

etc ETC etc. HPs H&Ps IHP IHPs NIH ret Ret.

7 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

conspireth French␣tips nephritics nephrotics phrenetics prosthenic sphincters

21 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

centrish chinrest chipster christen Christen citherns cithrens Nichters phrenics phrentic pinchers Pinchers pinscher pitchers Pitchers pritches sceptrin snitcher spectrin Strichen Tinchers

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