SPHINCTER ANI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sphincter ani mean? 

• SPHINCTER ANI (noun)
  The noun SPHINCTER ANI has 1 sense:

1. the sphincter muscle of the anus

  Familiarity information: SPHINCTER ANI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPHINCTER ANI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sphincter muscle of the anus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

anal sphincter; musculus sphincter ani; sphincter ani

Hypernyms ("sphincter ani" is a kind of...):

anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)

Meronyms (parts of "sphincter ani"):

musculus sphincter ani externus (an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus)

musculus sphincter ani internus (an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum)

Holonyms ("sphincter ani" is a part of...):

anus (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)