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PUPILLARY SPHINCTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pupillary sphincter mean?
• PUPILLARY SPHINCTER (noun)
The noun PUPILLARY SPHINCTER has 1 sense:
1. a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris
Familiarity information: PUPILLARY SPHINCTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
musculus sphincter pupillae; pupillary sphincter
Hypernyms ("pupillary sphincter" is a kind of...):
anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)
Holonyms ("pupillary sphincter" is a part of...):
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