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The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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History
Etymology tree Late Latin sphinctērlbor. English sphincter Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English sphincterotomy From sphincter + -otomy.
