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Noun: anal sphincter
  1. The sphincter muscle of the anus
    "The anal sphincter helps maintain continence";
    - sphincter ani, musculus sphincter ani

Derived forms: anal sphincters

Type of: anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle

Part of: anus

Encyclopedia: Anal sphincter