Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urethral sphincter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: ure-thral sphinc-ter
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The collective muscles used to control the flow of urine from the urinary bladder. These muscles surround the urethra, so that when they contract, the urethra is closed.

Inflected Forms

urethral sphincters (plural)

Synonyms

musculus sphincter urethrae

Questions

What does urethral sphincter mean?: The collective muscles used to control the flow of urine from the urinary bladder. These muscles surround the urethra, so that when they contract, the urethra is closed.

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