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

  1. ‘Anal manometry is performed to assess the anal sphincter
  2. pelvic floor
  3. and associated nerves.’
  4. ‘Then your brain tells your pelvic floor muscles to relax and your sphincter (the opening at the neck of your bladder) to open.’
  5. ‘This rapidly closes the duodenal sphincter to contain the stomach contents.’
  6. ‘It is girdled by the external anal sphincter
  7. a striated muscle structure that is part of the pelvic floor musculature.’
  8. ‘This smooth muscle is the involuntary sphincter of the posterior urethra in the male.’