sphincter

Word family nounsphincteradjectivesphincteral

Related topics: Human

sphinc·ter /ˈsfɪŋktə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] medical

HBHa muscle that surrounds an opening in your body, and can become tight in order to close the opening 括约肌

Examples from the Corpus

sphincter• the anal sphincter• The sphincters become leaky, and the urine overflows.• Thus it should not be assumed that older patients with ulcerative colitis have weaker sphincters than younger patients.

Origin sphincter

(1500-1600) Late Latin Greek, from sphingein “to tie tightly”

词汇	sphincter
释义	sphincter Word family nounsphincteradjectivesphincteral Related topics: Human sphinc·ter /ˈsfɪŋktə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] medical HBHa muscle that surrounds an opening in your body, and can become tight in order to close the opening 括约肌 Examples from the Corpus sphincter• the anal sphincter• The sphincters become leaky, and the urine overflows.• Thus it should not be assumed that older patients with ulcerative colitis have weaker sphincters than younger patients. Origin sphincter (1500-1600) Late Latin Greek, from sphingein “to tie tightly”
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