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bladder sphincter

DEFINITIONS OF: bladder sphincter

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

Synonyms:
musculus sphincter vesicae
Type of:
anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle
a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
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