URETHRAL SPHINCTER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra

Synonyms:

musculus sphincter urethrae; urethral sphincter

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Nouns denoting body parts

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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