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sphincter muscle
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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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphincter ]
Term info
Label
sphincter muscle
Synonyms
- sphincter
external ontology notes
FMA class is not a subtype of muscle
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
circular muscle
id
UBERON:0004590