levator ani (English, noun)
expansion: levator ani (plural levatores ani)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: a broad, thin muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis, that forms part of the pelvic floor. In humans it supports the viscera in pelvic cavity and in quadruped animals with tails it is the muscle used to wag the tail.
Forms:
form: levatores ani
tags: plural