musculus sphincter pupillae

1. 1.

   a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris

   Synonymspupillary sphincter

   Broadersphincter

   Part ofeye

Questions about musculus sphincter pupillae

What does musculus sphincter pupillae mean?

musculus sphincter pupillae means "a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris".

What is another word for musculus sphincter pupillae?

Close synonyms include pupillary sphincter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is musculus sphincter pupillae a common word?

musculus sphincter pupillae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.