lissosphincter

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + sphincter.

Noun

lissosphincter (plural lissosphincters)

  1. 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, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0137419:
      The inner part, the so-called lissosphincter, surrounds the urethra and is formed by circular and longitudinally oriented smooth muscle cell layers.
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