05570839-n 'a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening';
 
Czech svěrač
Chinese (simplified) 扩约肌 , 括约肌
English sphincter , anatomical sphincter , sphincter muscle
Italian sfintere
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: bladder_sphincter pupillary_sphincter physiological_sphincter urethral_sphincter musculus_sphincter_ductus_choledochi anal_sphincter pyloric_sphincter musculus_sphincter_ductus_pancreatici
Hypernym: muscle
Semantic Field: bodyn
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