1) Anatomical sphincter 2) French word used in English 3) Muscle 4) Musculus 5) Sphincter muscle
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A sphincter is an anatomical structure, a circular muscle that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning. Sphincters are found in many animals; there are over 50 types in the human body, some microscopically small, in particular the millions of precapillar...
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• (n.) A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder. • (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.
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(L.; Gr. sphinktr that which binds tight) a ringlike band of muscle fibres that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice; called also musculus sphincter (NA).
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A muscular, valve mechanism which prevents outflow from any organ in the body (e.g. bladder, bile ducts, rectum)
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A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. Examples are the anal sphincter (around the opening of the anus) and the pyloric sphincter (at the lower opening of the stomach).
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A circle of muscle surrounding a body tube, usually near the outlet of the tube. A sphincter may be a voluntary or involuntary muscle. The pyloric sphincter regulates the flow of food from the stomach into the small intestine.
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A valve found in, or at the end of, some tubes of the body. They contain a ring of muscle that can open or close the valve, and therefore control the flow of materials along the tube.
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A muscular valve.
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<anatomy> A ringlike band of muscle fibres that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice, also called musculus sphincter. ... Origin: L., Gr. Sphinkter = that which binds tight ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(sfingk´tәr) a circular muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice. When relaxed, a sphincter allows materials to pass through the opening. When contracted, it closes the opening. Four main sphincter muscles along the alimentary canal aid in digestion: the cardiac sphincter, the pyloric sph...
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Sphinc'ter adjective (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a
sphincter muscle.
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Sphinc'ter noun [ New Latin , from ......... to bind tight.]
(Anat.) A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the
sphincter of the bladder.
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Any muscle closing an orifice.
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(sfingk;ter) A circular muscle that functions to constrict a body opening or the lumen of a tubular structure.
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Circular band or ring of muscle that serves to open or close a tube or orifice; analogous to a valve.
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sphincter, sphincteral 1. A contractile muscular ring by which an orifice of the body (in man or animals) is normally kept closed. 2. A ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice.
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a muscle that controls the flow of food, chyme, and feces
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a ring of muscle fibres located around a naturally occurring passage or opening in the body that opens and closes to regulate passage of substances
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anatomical sphincter noun a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
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Ring of muscle, such as is found at various points in the alimentary canal, that contracts and relaxes to open and close the canal and control the movement of food. The pyloric sphincter, at the base of the stomach, controls the release of the gastric contents into the duodenum. After release the sphincter contracts, closing off the stomach. The ex...
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Greek sphinkter = a tight binder; hence, a circular muscle which closes an orifice; adjective - sphincteric.
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A ring-shaped muscle that allows an opening to close tightly, such as the sphincter muscle in the lower end of a cow's teat.
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A structure that closes and opens.
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a circular muscle that opens and closes at an entrance to an organ. Examples include the lower esophageal sphincter and the anal sphincter.
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