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Sphincter is an English word with synonyms like muscle or musculus. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sphincter in a sentence

Sphincter meaning

A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.

Synonyms of Sphincter

anatomical sphincter sphincter muscle muscle musculus

Using Sphincter

  • The main meaning on this page is: A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.
  • Useful related words include: anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle, muscle, musculus.
  • In the example corpus, sphincter often appears in combinations such as: anal sphincter, esophageal sphincter, pyloric sphincter.

Context around Sphincter

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sphincter

  • In this selection, "sphincter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, anal, esophageal, pyloric, must, valve and keeps stand out and add context to how "sphincter" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a strong sphincter and a unique sphincter like muscle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sphincter" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sphincter

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Found between the terminal rectum and coprodeum is a strong sphincter. (11 words)

Once you’ve been let in, allow your finger or toy to slowly be accommodated by the sphincter. (18 words)

Pressure from the frog’s sphincter keeps its anus closed, prompting the insect to stimulate the frog’s intestine. (19 words)

And then there’s the Parliamentary budget officer who can’t get the figures he needs to query the government’s plans, and the reforms to access to information, which have done nothing at all to loosen the government’s sphincter. (41 words)

Two sphincters keep the contents of the stomach contained; the lower esophageal sphincter (found in the cardiac region), at the junction of the oesophagus and stomach, and the pyloric sphincter at the junction of the stomach with the duodenum. (39 words)

A unique sphincter -like muscle around the ear canal constricts the passageway, thereby dampening acoustic signals and allowing the animal to hear more seismic signals. citation Elephants appear to use seismics for a number of purposes. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

For the urine to exit the bladder, both the autonomically controlled internal sphincter and the voluntarily controlled external sphincter must be opened.

Two sphincters keep the contents of the stomach contained; the lower esophageal sphincter (found in the cardiac region), at the junction of the oesophagus and stomach, and the pyloric sphincter at the junction of the stomach with the duodenum.

Additionally, the sphincter valve controlling the flow of digested material from the small intestine to the large intestine (ileocecal valve) is also located on the right.

Once you’ve been let in, allow your finger or toy to slowly be accommodated by the sphincter.

Our digestive system starts to age too and our sphincter, around the top of our stomach, isn’t as good at keeping the stomach contents in, meaning reflux becomes more common.

This happens because a valve called sphincter at the bottom of the oesophagus, which links it to the stomach, becomes weak.

This may be the result of a weakened anal sphincter, which controls the exit of stools, as part of a general weakness in pelvic floor muscles.

However, Rogan suspects that his sphincter will betray him and he will have a green apple splatter of an accident.

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Pressure from the frog’s sphincter keeps its anus closed, prompting the insect to stimulate the frog’s intestine.

The few times I have been aroused enough to stand it, as soon as I climax my sphincter tightens up so fast it’s amazing.

The analysis by Journal Watch suggests that the fiber effect may be due to its ability to reduce nitric oxide production, a relaxant for the lower esophageal sphincter (11).

This eliminates the need to strain in passing stools, and prevents the tearing of the anal sphincter and bleeding due to large and bulky fecal loads.

We have shown that decreasing the bulk and volume of feces immediately enables the easier evacuation of smaller and thinner stools through the anal sphincter mechanism.

And then there’s the Parliamentary budget officer who can’t get the figures he needs to query the government’s plans, and the reforms to access to information, which have done nothing at all to loosen the government’s sphincter.

A physician measures the latency between squeeze and contraction by observing the anal sphincter or by feeling it with a gloved finger inserted past the anus.

As a result, the organ always curves somewhat to the left before curving back to meet the pyloric sphincter.

A unique sphincter -like muscle around the ear canal constricts the passageway, thereby dampening acoustic signals and allowing the animal to hear more seismic signals. citation Elephants appear to use seismics for a number of purposes.

Causes Fetal distress during labor causes intestinal contractions, as well as relaxation of the anal sphincter, which allows meconium to pass into the amniotic fluid and contaminate the amniotic fluid.

Found between the terminal rectum and coprodeum is a strong sphincter.

Near the cardia is the lower esophageal sphincter. citation * The fundus (from Latin, "bottom") is formed by the upper curvature of the organ.

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Common combinations with sphincter

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sphincter" in a sentence?
An example: "For the urine to exit the bladder, both the autonomically controlled internal sphincter and the voluntarily controlled external sphincter must be opened." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sphincter" from authentic English texts.
What does "sphincter" mean?
Sphincter means: A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.
What are synonyms of "sphincter"?
Common synonyms of "sphincter" include: anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle, muscle, musculus.
How many example sentences with "sphincter" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sphincter", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.