NOMBRE | body | esfinter, esfínter anatómico, esfínter | a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening |
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Sentido | A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening. | |
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Sinónimos | esfínter anatómico, esfínter | |
Específico | esfinter anal, esfínter anal, esfínter del ano | The sphincter muscle of the anus |
esfínter de la uretra, esfínter uretral, músculo esfínter uretral | A striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra | |
esfínter del páncreas | The smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct | |
esfínter del píloro, esfínter pilórico | The sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum | |
esfínter fisiológico | A sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue | |
General | músculo | One of the contractile organs of the body |
Inglés | sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle | |
Catalán | esfínter |
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