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pelvic diaphragm; urogenital diaphragm; pelvic floor

The muscular floor supporting the viscera of the abdominopelvic cavity. Two muscles, levator ani & coccygeus form the pelvic diaphragm. Pathology: - weakening of the pelvic diaphragm results in prolapse of the uterus

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pelvic diaphragm; urogenital diaphragm; pelvic floor pelvic floor disorder pelvic muscle exercise (PMR); Kegel exercises

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Human Anatomy and Physiology, Alexander P Spence & Elliot B. Mason, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc, 1979