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(surgery) Surgical removal or excision of the sphincter..
Use sphincterectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sphincterectomy means (surgery) Surgical removal or excision of the sphincter..
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