anococcygeal body

a·no·coc·cyg·e·al bod·y

[TA]

a musculofibrous band that passes between the anus and the coccyx.

Synonym(s): corpus anococcygeum ☆ , ligamentum anococcygeum ☆ , anococcygeal ligament, raphe anococcygea, Symington anococcygeal body

a·no·coc·cyg·e·al bod·y

(ā'nō-kok-sij'ē-ăl bod'ē) [TA]

A musculofibrous band that passes between the anus and the coccyx.

anococcygeal body

The muscle and fibrous tissue lying between the coccyx and the anus.

See also: body