English Dictionary |
MUSCULUS SPHINCTER VESICAE
Pronunciation (US): | ![]() | (GB): | ![]() |
Dictionary entry overview: What does musculus sphincter vesicae mean?
• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER VESICAE (noun)
The noun MUSCULUS SPHINCTER VESICAE has 1 sense:
1. the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening
Familiarity information: MUSCULUS SPHINCTER VESICAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER VESICAE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
bladder sphincter; musculus sphincter vesicae
Hypernyms ("musculus sphincter vesicae" is a kind of...):
anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)
Holonyms ("musculus sphincter vesicae" is a part of...):
urinary bladder (a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"All dreams spin out from the same web." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"Be careful of your enemy once and of your friend a thousand times, for a double crossing friend knows more about what harms you." (Arabic proverb)
"Necessity teaches the naked woman to spin (a yarn)." (Danish proverb)