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1. sphincter
noun. a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening.
Synonyms
- pyloric valve
- musculus sphincter pylori
- musculus sphincter urethrae
- sphincter muscle
- bladder sphincter
- physiological sphincter
- pyloric sphincter
- musculus sphincter ductus choledochi
- musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici
- urethral sphincter
- musculus
- anatomical sphincter
- anal sphincter
- pupillary sphincter
- muscle
- musculus sphincter vesicae
- sphincter ani
- musculus sphincter pupillae
Etymology
- sphincter (Latin)
- σφιγκτήρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Sentences with pyloric-sphincter
1. Noun Phrase
Cut the wet clay stomach in half by starting with the oesophagus and ending with the pyloric sphincter.
2. Noun Phrase
When all is well in your dog's gastrointestinal tract, food travels down his esophagus to his stomach, where it waits for approximately 12 hours before passing through his pyloric sphincter to his small intestine.
3. Noun Phrase
The pyloric sphincter is a ring of muscle that contracts to close the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
4. Noun Phrase
Following digestion in the stomach, food exits through the pyloric sphincter** into the duodenum of the small intestine, where the pH is much higher.
