MUSCULUS SPHINCTER DUCTUS PANCREATICI

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Meaning:

The smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

pancreatic duct (a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine)

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