| sphincterotomy |
Cutting of the sphincter of Oddi in order to relieve obstruction of the bile and pancreatic ducts
Ãâó: glenlivet.mph.ed.ac.uk/endo/private/glossary.htm
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| spherical aberration |
A lens fault which results in degraded image quality at the film plane. It is caused by light rays passing through the lens from a single point on the optical axis focused at different points according to incident height. Spherical aberration can be reduced by stopping down the lens.
Ãâó: www.startphoto.com/learn/glossary/glossary_so-sz.h...
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| sphincter |
A circular muscle constricting an opening. Sphincter muscles control bowel and bladder evacuation.
Ãâó: www.azspinabifida.org/gloss.html
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| sphincter |
a ring of muscle that opens and closes (eg, the anus).
Ãâó: www.shortbowel.com/glossary/s.asp
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| sphincteroplasty |
also called rectal sphincter repair, it is a surgical procedure used to correct a defect in the anal sphincter muscles.
Ãâó: www.shortbowel.com/glossary/s.asp
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