orbiculus
(or-bik′yŭ-lŭs)
(or-bik′yŭ-lī″)
pl. orbiculi [L. orbiculus, small circle, roller, pulley]
A muscle surrounding an orifice; a sphincter muscle.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Orbiculus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766938/all/orbiculus.
Orbiculus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766938/all/orbiculus. Accessed November 3, 2024.
Orbiculus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766938/all/orbiculus
Orbiculus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766938/all/orbiculus.
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