MUSCULUS SPHINCTER VESICAE

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Meaning:

The sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening

Synonyms:

bladder sphincter; musculus sphincter vesicae

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("musculus sphincter vesicae" is a kind of...):

anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)

Holonyms ("musculus sphincter vesicae" is a part of...):

urinary bladder (a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine)