05570839-n 'a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening';
 
Chinese (simplified) 括约肌
English sphincter , anatomical sphincter , sphincter muscle
Japanese 括約筋
Definitions
English
a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
Japanese
開口部を閉じるために収縮する筋肉の輪
Relations
Hyponym: anal_sphincter bladder_sphincter musculus_sphincter_ductus_choledochi musculus_sphincter_ductus_pancreatici physiological_sphincter pupillary_sphincter pyloric_sphincter urethral_sphincter
Hypernym: muscle
Semantic Field: bodyn
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SUMO: ⊂ Muscle

TempoWN: (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.986; Future: 0.010)

SentiWN: (+0.00 -0.00) MLSentiCon: (+0.12 -0.00)


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