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sphincter

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sphincter (noun)
  2. sphincter ani externus (noun)
  3. sphincter ani internus (noun)
  4. sphincter of Oddi (noun)
  5. sphincter pupillae (noun)
  6. sphincter urethrae (noun)
  7. sphincter vaginae (noun)
  8. anal sphincter (noun)
  9. cardiac sphincter (noun)
  10. external anal sphincter (noun)
  11. internal anal sphincter (noun)
  12. Oddi's sphincter (noun)
  13. precapillary sphincter (noun)
  14. pyloric sphincter (noun)
  15. urethral sphincter (noun)

sphinc·ter

noun \ˈsfiŋ(k)-tər\

Definition of SPHINCTER

: an annular muscle surrounding and able to contract or close a bodily opening—see anal sphincter, cardiac sphincter, precapillary sphincter, pyloric sphincter
—sphinc·ter·al \-t(ə-)rəl\ adjective

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