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sphincters

sphincters is the plural of sphincter.

Meaning of sphincter

Noun

sphincter (plural sphincters or sphincteres)

  1. A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.
    • the sphincter of the bladder

Phrases with sphincters

Questions about sphincters

What is sphincters the plural of?
Sphincters is the plural of sphincter.

Words near sphincters in the dictionary

  1. sphincteroplasty
  2. sphincterotome
  3. sphincterotomes
  4. sphincterotomies
  5. sphincterotomy
  6. sphincters
  7. sphincters of Oddi
  8. sphinctozoan
  9. sphindid
  10. sphindids
  11. sphingadiene

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