MUSCULUS SPHINCTER ANI EXTERNUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musculus sphincter ani externus mean? 

• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER ANI EXTERNUS (noun)
  The noun MUSCULUS SPHINCTER ANI EXTERNUS has 1 sense:

1. an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus

  Familiarity information: MUSCULUS SPHINCTER ANI EXTERNUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER ANI EXTERNUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("musculus sphincter ani externus" is a kind of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)

Holonyms ("musculus sphincter ani externus" is a part of...):

anal sphincter; musculus sphincter ani; sphincter ani (the sphincter muscle of the anus)