MUSCULUS SPHINCTER DUCTUS CHOLEDOCHI

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Meaning:

The smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("musculus sphincter ductus choledochi" is a kind of...):

anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)

Holonyms ("musculus sphincter ductus choledochi" is a part of...):

bile duct; common bile duct (a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum)

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