Definition of Sphincteric

1. Adjective. sphincteral ¹

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Definition of Sphincteric

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Sphincteric

1. Relating to a sphincter. Synonym: sphincterial, sphincteric. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphincteric

sphincter of gastric antrum
sphincter of hepatic flexure of colon
sphincter of hepatopancreatic ampulla
sphincter of pancreatic duct
sphincter of the pharyngeal isthmus
sphincter of third portion of duodenum
sphincter pupillae
sphincter vesicae biliaris
sphincteral
sphincteralgia
sphincterectomy
sphincteric (current term)
sphincterismus
sphincteritis
sphincteroid
sphincteroid tract of ileum
sphincterolysis
sphincteroplasty
sphincteroscope
sphincteroscopy
sphincterotome
sphincterotomy
sphincters
sphinganine
sphinganine kinase
sphinges

Literary usage of Sphincteric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"stitutes the pyloric sphincteric ring. The knob-like appearance presented ... The sphincteric cylinder which surrounds the pyloric canal varies much in its ..."

2. Transactions of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland by Academy of Medicine in Ireland (1907)
"sphincteric CONTROL OF MALE BLADDER, AND ITS RELATION TO PROSTATECTOMY. By C. ARTHUR BALL, MD UNIV. DUR., FRCS; Surgeon to Sir Patrick Dun'a Hospital. ..."

3. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"It is provided with a powerful sphincteric apparatus. Both the circular and longitudinal muscular fibres are present in greater mass than in any other part ..."

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