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Sphincter
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.
(2):
(n.) A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sphincter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sphincter.html. 1828.