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pubococcygeus
[ pyoo-boh-kok-sij-ee-uhs, -sij-uhs ]
/ ˌpyu boʊ kɒkˈsɪdʒ i əs, -ˈsɪdʒ əs /
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noun
a muscle that stretches backward from the pubes toward the coccyx and forms part of the pelvic floor. Abbreviation:PC
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Origin of pubococcygeus
<Latin pūbēs 'groin' + connective -o- + Medieval Latin coccygeus 'of the coccyx' (<Greek kókkyx; see coccyx)
OTHER WORDS FROM pubococcygeus
pu·bo·coc·cyg·e·al, adjectiveWords nearby pubococcygeus
publisher, publishing, publishing house, publishment, publish or perish, pubococcygeus, PUC, puca, Pucallpa, púcán, Puccini
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