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Sphincter vs Sphincterotomy - What's the difference?

sphincter | sphincterotomy |

As nouns the difference between sphincter and sphincterotomy

is that sphincter is (anatomy) a ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening, constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning while sphincterotomy is (surgery) the surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.

sphincter

English

(wikipedia sphincter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening, constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning.
    • the sphincter of the bladder
    the iris sphincter in the eye
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'' (Faber & Faber, 2004: ''Avignon Quintet ), page 836:
    • She decided that she would force him to climax first by the sheer strength of her young animal control, the strength of her sphincters
  • # (in particular) The internal or external anal sphincter, to the extent these are distinguished as two separate entities.

    • Synonyms

    * anatomical sphincter

    Derived terms

    * anal sphincter * lower esophageal sphincter * pyloric sphincter * sphincteral * urethral sphincter * upper esophageal sphincter

    Related terms

    * sphinx

    See also

    * cardia

    sphincterotomy

    English

    Noun

    (sphincterotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.