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loading...| Preferred Name |
sphincter muscle |
| Synonyms |
sphincter |
| Definitions |
A structure, usually a circular muscle, that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004590 |
| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C28381 FMA:75004 UMLS:C1409894 |
| definition |
A structure, usually a circular muscle, that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning. |
| has exact synonym |
sphincter |
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| label |
sphincter muscle |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0004590 |
| prefLabel |
sphincter muscle |
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