esfínter

Definitions of esfínter
  1. noun
    a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
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    esfínter fisiológico
    a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue
    esfínter del ano
    the sphincter muscle of the anus
    esfínter de la uretra
    a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
    esfínter de la vegiga
    the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening
    esfínter del páncreas
    the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct
    esfínter de la pupila
    a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris
    esfínter del píloro
    the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum
    cardias
    the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
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    músculo
    one of the contractile organs of the body
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