anal sphincter

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(′ān·əl ′sfiŋk·tər)

(anatomy) Either of two muscles, one voluntary and the other involuntary, controlling closing of the anus in vertebrates.



n.

Either of the two sphincter muscles of the anus. See under external and internal sphincter muscle of anus.

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