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sphincter

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007909

A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. Examples are the anal sphincter (around the opening of the anus) and the pyloric sphincter (at the lower opening of the stomach).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007909
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "sphincter",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. Examples are the anal sphincter (around the opening of the anus) and the pyloric sphincter (at the lower opening of the stomach).",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sphincter/"
}

Record 15,243 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.