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pubococcygeus
[ pyoo-boh-kok-sij-ee-uhs, -sij-uhs ]
noun
- a muscle that stretches backward from the pubes toward the coccyx and forms part of the pelvic floor. : PC
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Other 51Թ Forms
- b·dz·ⲵ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pubococcygeus1
< Latin ūŧ 'groin' + connective -o- + Medieval Latin coccygeus 'of the coccyx' (< Greek ó ; see coccyx )
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Example Sentences
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Most doctors pay little attention to the pubococcygeus until a woman has serious trouble;resulting from its inability to support vital organs�usually after childbirth.
One trouble is that most women have no idea that they possess a muscle called pubococcygeus, let alone know how to strengthen it.
It is, says the University of Southern California's Dr. Arnold H. Kegel, the pubococcygeus, which lies near the base of the pelvis, just above the perineum* It has the task of holding up the organs in the lower pelvis.
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