SphincterWordNet Explorer
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noun
a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
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one of the contractile organs of the body
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a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue
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the sphincter muscle of the anus
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a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
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the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening
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the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct
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the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct