Noun: bladder sphincter
- The sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening
"The bladder sphincter prevents involuntary urination";
- musculus sphincter vesicae
Derived forms: bladder sphincters
Type of: anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle
Part of: bladder, urinary bladder
Encyclopedia: Bladder sphincter