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    URETHRAL SPHINCTER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethraplay

    Synonyms:

    musculus sphincter urethrae; urethral sphincter

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("urethral sphincter" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("urethral sphincter" is a part of...):

    urethra (duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct)

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