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sphincter [1 record]

Record 1 2022-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice.

OBS

sphincter muscle: English designation found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

sphincter: Latin designation found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Muscle à fibres circulaires qui circonscrit un orifice et qui, par sa contraction, en rétrécit la lumière jusqu'à l'obturer.

OBS

muscle sphincter; sphincter : désignations françaises dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

sphincter : désignation latine tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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