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Noun Concept
Categories: Muscular system
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sphincter  anatomical sphincter  sphincter muscle  circular muscle  Circular muscles
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A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening WordNet 3.0
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A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A sphincter is a circular muscle that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning. Wikipedia
A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. OmegaWiki
A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening, constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning. Wiktionary
Band of muscle. Wiktionary (translation)
EN
The sphincter of the bladder. Wiktionary
The iris sphincter in the eye. Wiktionary
IS A
muscle
HAS KIND
anal sphincter
bladder sphincter
musculus sphincter ductus choledochi
musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici
pupillary sphincter
+3 relations
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle
Wikipedia
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sphincter
Wikidata
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sphincter
Wiktionary
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sphincter
OmegaWiki
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sphincter
Wikipedia Redirections
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circular muscle, Circular muscles, Musculus sphincter, Scphinter, sphincter muscle, sphincter muscles, Sphincteral, sphincters
Wikidata Alias
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sphincter muscle

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