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The word ‘sphincter’ is derived from the Greek sphingein (to bind tight), and means a ring-like muscle which controls the opening of a body orifice or constricts the lumen of a natural body passage.
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Reeve, D.R.E. (1981). Anatomy of the Sphincters of the Alimentary Canal. In: Thomas, P.A., Mann, C.V. (eds) Alimentary Sphincters and their Disorders. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03940-1_1
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