sphincter
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/ˈsfɪŋktə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening, constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.“the iris sphincter in the eye”
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Synonyms
anatomical sphinctersphincter muscledyssynergiaelectromyographyoccluderconstrictorvalvecompressorannulusanal sphincterurethral sphinctersphincteroplastysphinxlissosphinctersphincterotomysphincter of oddi
Associated
dilatorhiatalmicturitionachalasiaconstrictspyloruscardiagastroesophagealepisiotomychymeperianalurethra