puborectal
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puborectal — Relating to the pubic bone and the rectum. * * * pu·bo·rec·tal (pu″bo rekґtəl) pertaining to the pubis and rectum or to the musculus puborectalis … Medical dictionary
puborectal ligament — 1. ligamentum puboprostaticum. 2. ligamentum pubovesicale … Medical dictionary
puborectal muscle — puborectalis muscle musculus puborectalis … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
musculus puborectalis — [TA] puborectal muscle: a portion of the levator ani having a more lateral origin from the pubic bone, and continuous posteriorly with the corresponding muscle of the opposite side; innervation, third and fourth sacral; action, helps support… … Medical dictionary
