Medical Definition of Musculus sphincter
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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
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Musculus Sphincter
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