coccygeus

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coccygeus

[koksij′ē·əs]

Etymology: Gk, kokkyx, cuckoo's beak

one of two muscles in the pelvic diaphragm. Stretching across the pelvic cavity like a hammock, it is a triangular sheet of muscle and tendinous fibers. It acts to draw the coccyx ventrally, helping to support the pelvic floor. Compare levator ani.

coccygeus [kok-sij´e-us]

pertaining to the coccyx.

coccygeus

pertaining to the tail.

coccygeus muscle

forms part of the pelvic diaphragm; important in the cause and surgical repair of perineal hernia in dogs.

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