musculus sphincter ani internus

Definitions of musculus sphincter ani internus
  1. noun
    an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum
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    type of:
    involuntary muscle, smooth muscle
    a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
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