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URETHRAL SPHINCTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
Synonyms:
musculus sphincter urethrae; urethral sphincter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("urethral sphincter" is a kind of...):
anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)
Holonyms ("urethral sphincter" is a part of...):
urethra (duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct)
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