SPHINCTER


Meaning of SPHINCTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sfɪŋktə(r) ]

( sphincters)

A sphincter is a ring of muscle that surrounds an opening to the body and that can tighten to close this opening. ( TECHNICAL )

...the anal sphincter.

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