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A ring-shaped muscle that allows an opening to close tightly, such as the sphincter muscle in the lower end of a cow's teat.
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/dairyglossary.html
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| sphincter |
(SFINGK-tur). A circular band of muscle that opens and closes to allow food or waste to pass.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DG/00022.html
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| spherical |
in the shape of a sphere or globe; ball-shaped; rounded
Ãâó: gmbis.marinebiodiversity.ca/BayOfFundy/glossMA.htm...
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| sphincter |
A valve found in, or at the end of, some tubes of the body. They contain a ring of muscle that can open or close the valve, and therefore control the flow of materials along the tube.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/C...
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| sphincterectomy |
Procedure of surgically cutting a sphincter (valve) in the body to stop it working. For example, cutting the sphincter in the male urethra to help the flow of urine from the body in people with certain types of bladder problems.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/C...
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