Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: sphincter muscle
  1. A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
    - sphincter, anatomical sphincter

Derived forms: sphincter muscles

Type of: muscle, musculus

Encyclopedia: Sphincter muscle

Nearest

spherocyte
spheroid
spheroid joint
spheroidal
spherometer
spherule
spherulite
spherulitic
sphincter
sphincter ani
sphincter muscle
sphingid
Sphingidae
sphingine
Sphinx
sphinx
sphinx moth
sphragistics
sphygmograph
sphygmomanometer
Sphyraena