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noun
The collective muscles used to control the flow of urine from the urinary bladder. These muscles surround the urethra, so that when they contract, the urethra is closed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: musculus sphincter urethrae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle
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