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intersphincteric

intersphincteric adjective: between the internal and external sphincters.

Adjective

intersphincteric (not comparable)

  1. Between the internal and external sphincters.
    • Two landmarks are of particular importance to the surgeon: (1) The palpable rather than visible intersphincteric groove, which defines the plane separating the involuntary internal sphincter from the voluntary external sphincter, and (2) the dentate line, which is defined by the columns of Morgani.2010, Peter Reimer, Paul M. Parizel, James F.M. Meaney, Clinical MR Imaging: A Practical Approach, →ISBN, page 475
    • Many physicians fail to diagnose an intersphincteric abscess until the abscess ruptures into the ischiorectal space and forms an ischiorectal abscess.2010, Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, Chassin's Operative Strategy in Colon and Rectal Surgery, →ISBN, page 246

Origin of intersphincteric

From inter- + sphincteric.

Questions about intersphincteric

What does intersphincteric mean?
Intersphincteric means between the internal and external sphincters.
What part of speech is intersphincteric?
Intersphincteric is an adjective.

Words near intersphincteric in the dictionary

  1. intersphenoidal
  2. interspheral
  3. intersphere
  4. interspheres
  5. interspheroid
  6. intersphincteric
  7. interspicular
  8. interspike
  9. interspin
  10. interspinal
  11. interspine

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