pubococcygeus

pu·bo·coc·cy·ge·us

(pyōō′bō-kŏk-sĭj′ē-əs)
n.
A muscle formed of the fibers of the elevator muscle of the anus, arising from the pelvic surface of the body of the pubis, and attaching to the coccyx.
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