sphincter - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sphincter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sphincter

[ a.]

- Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.

2 . Sphincter

[ n.]

- A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.

sphacel sphacelate sphacelated sphacelating sphacelation sphacelus sphaerenchyma sphaeridia sphaeridium sphaerospore

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