extrinsic sphincter

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A sphincter formed by circular muscular fibers extraneous to the organ.

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Technology is no longer some huge extrinsic force that only reaches us in times of war, industrial upheaval, or nuclear paranoia.
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All seamlessly addressed—not as extrinsic concerns but as inevitable elements of the larger story.
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Here in a nutshell, we have an excellent illustration of two approaches of creative motivation—extrinsic and intrinsic.
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Extrinsic motivation is about external rewards—money, position, recognition.
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As for the cable anchors, their faces are the upper body equivalent of a failed sphincter nerve.
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Those who rely more or less on claims extrinsic, are sure to be surpassed by those whose power is from within.
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Nay the highest ensign that men ever met and embraced under, the Cross itself, had no meaning save an accidental extrinsic one.
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By means of the extrinsic muscles the larynx is connected with the bones of the chest, neck, and head.
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Introduce the bulb of an ordinary clinical thermometer, well greased with vaseline, just within the sphincter ani.
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In New York, the courts adhere to the English rule, and admit no extrinsic evidence, except to explain a latent ambiguity.
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