sphinctero-, sphincter- +

(Greek > Latin: that which binds tightly, press together; band, lace; hence, muscle that closes an aperture of the body; a ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice)

blepharosphincterectomy
Excision of some of the fibers of the orbicularis muscle, together with overlying skin, to relieve pressure of the eyelid on the cornea in blepharospasm.
electromyography of pelvic floor sphincter
An electrodiagnostic test performed to evaluate the neuromuscular function of the urinary or anal sphincter (circular muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening).

It is done most often in patients with urinary or fecal incontinence.

lissosphincter
Smooth muscular sphincter [that which binds tightly].
rhabdosphincter
Striated muscular sphincter.
sphincter, sphincteral
1. A contractile muscular ring by which an orifice of the body (in man or animals) is normally kept closed.
2. A ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice.
sphincteralgia (s) (noun) (no pl)
Pain in a sphincter muscle, as of the anus: Dr. Smart explained to Anne that sphincteralgia in her rectum originated from a ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricted a passage or closed a natural orifice, termed a "sphincter".
sphincterectomy
Dissecting or cutting away any sphincter muscle.
sphincteric
A reference to a sphincter.
sphincterismus
Spasmodic contraction of the sphincter ani muscles.
sphincteritis
Inflammation of a sphincter.
sphincteroid
Similar to a sphincter muscle.
sphincterolysis
The procedure of separating the iris from the cornea in anterior synechia.
sphincteroplasty
1. Plastic surgery of any sphincter muscle.
2. Surgical repair of a defective sphincter.
sphincteroscope
A speculum to facilitate inspection of the internal sphincter ani muscle.
sphincteroscopy
The visual examination of a sphincter or a ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice, also called musculus sphincter.

A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, indirectly, or partially with: "opening, hole, cavity, tract, tube": alveolo-; antro-; anu-; celo-; coelio-; concho-; fenestra-; hernio-; hiat-; meato-; ora-; parieto-; poro-; pyl-, pyle-; pylor-; splanchn-; stomato-; syringo-; uretero-; urethro-; vagino-; ventricul-.