lissosphincter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + sphincter.
Noun[edit]
lissosphincter (plural lissosphincters)
- The part of a sphincter composed of smooth muscle
- 2015 September 26, “Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Sphincter Regeneration: Role of Laminin Isoforms upon Myogenic Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The inner part, the so-called lissosphincter, surrounds the urethra and is formed by circular and longitudinally oriented smooth muscle cell layers.