Dictionary entry
Sphincter
Pronunciation: /ˈsfɪŋktə/
Pronunciation
/ˈsfɪŋktə/
Myanmar Meaning
ခန္ဓာကိုယ်၏ အပေါက်ဝန်းကျင်တွင် ရှိပြီး အပေါက်ကို ပိတ်ပေးသည့် ကြွက်သားကွင်း။
Definition
sphincter /'sfÇŋktǝ(r) / n ( anatomy ) ဒြာရေပါက္ကို ခ်ံဳ႕ပိတ္ႏိုင္ ေသာ ႂကြက္သားစု။ ညႇစ္ႂကြက္သား။ the anal sphincter.
Examples
- ‘Anal manometry is performed to assess the anal sphincter
- pelvic floor
- and associated nerves.’
- ‘Then your brain tells your pelvic floor muscles to relax and your sphincter (the opening at the neck of your bladder) to open.’
- ‘This rapidly closes the duodenal sphincter to contain the stomach contents.’
- ‘It is girdled by the external anal sphincter
- a striated muscle structure that is part of the pelvic floor musculature.’
- ‘This smooth muscle is the involuntary sphincter of the posterior urethra in the male.’