Kegel exercise

[ key-guhl, kee- ]

noun

Often Kegel exercises . exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.

Origin of Kegel exercise

¹

Named after Arnold H. Kegel (1894–1981), American gynecologist

Also called Kegel.

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How to use Kegel exercise in a sentence

There was nothing else to do, unless you played Kegel and drank beer; for it was only a Luftkur.
Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

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