MUSCULUS SPHINCTER URETHRAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musculus sphincter urethrae mean? 

• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER URETHRAE (noun)
  The noun MUSCULUS SPHINCTER URETHRAE has 1 sense:

1. a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER URETHRAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

musculus sphincter urethrae; urethral sphincter

Hypernyms ("musculus sphincter urethrae" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("musculus sphincter urethrae" is a part of...):

urethra (duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct)