sphincter

Converse of object

• relax: Caffeine also relaxes the pyloric sphincter ( the valve at the top of the stomach ), which can exacerbate problems of acid reflux.
• call: There are tight muscles called sphincters which keep the anus closed at all other times.
• cut: This can be done by cutting the internal anal sphincter in an operation called a lateral sphincterotomy.
• allow: Feeling confident you have the muscle tone required for a controlled venting operation, you allow the sphincter to slightly relax.

Adjective modifier

• pyloric: The part of the stomach that controls the movement of food from stomach to duodenum is called the pyloric sphincter.
• urethral: The internal urethral sphincter is found where the urethra joins the base of the bladder.
• oesophageal: The trouble is caused by the faulty oesophageal sphincter, the muscular ring at the lower end of the esophagus, near the diaphragm.
• anal: The spasm of the internal anal sphincter can also restrict the blood supply to the anal skin, which reduces its ability to heal.
• esophageal: Esophageal manometric study will allow us to evaluate the competency of the lower esophageal sphincter; the competency will help to prevent gastroesophageal reflux.
• urinary: If the PFM, urinary sphincters or nerve supply are impaired a loss of continence may occur.

Modifies a noun

• incompetence: She goes on to say: Stress incontinence is the symptom of leaking urine coincidentally with physical exertion due to urethral sphincter incompetence.
• muscle: The drugs work by relaxing the sphincter muscles to increase the flow of urine.
• tone: It is also recorded that she had problems passing water with possible loss of sphincter tone.
• mechanism: Disadvantages Patient needs a compliant bladder and competent sphincter mechanism.
• pressure: Theophylline, nitrates, and calcium-channel blockers may reduce lower oesophageal sphincter pressure.
• function: Urinary retention and constipation are common in the acute stage, but later on sphincter function recovers.

Noun used with modifier

• bladder: Around 50 % develop bladder sphincter symptoms such as urgency, but anal sphincter disturbance is rare.
• and/or: One trial involving 40 participants was eligible for both the electrical stimulation and the biofeedback and/or sphincter exercises reviews.
• gullet: The change that pregnancy brings to the balance of the hormones also leads to a general relaxation of the gullet sphincter.
• biofeedback: One trial involving 40 participants was eligible for both the electrical stimulation and the biofeedback and/or sphincter exercises reviews.