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Anatomical Sphincter

nounid 9512·updated May 18, 2026
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a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
sphincter
plural
Anatomical Sphincters
possessive
Anatomical Sphincter's
pluralpossessive
Anatomical Sphincters'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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