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noun

Sphincter n. (Anat.) A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.

adjective

Sphincter adj. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.

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Etymology of 'Sphincter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sphincter" Quotes from Famous Books

... an additional function—that of pressing together the vocal ligaments, under certain circumstances, thereby narrowing the opening between them. They have therefore been, in these later days, called the Sphincter[G] muscle of the glottis. They have also been called the Vocal Muscles, since they play so important a part in the formation of all vocal tone that a paralysis of them ...

— The Mechanism of the Human Voice • Emil Behnke

... alimentary canal is called the rectum, originally meaning straight. It is not straight in the human animal. It is six to eight inches long. The anus is the lower opening of the rectum. In health it is closed by the external Sphincter (closing muscle). Disease may wear this muscle out and then the anus remains open, causing the contents of ...

— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter