pelvic floor

English

Noun

pelvic floor (plural pelvic floors)

(anatomy) A muscular partition formed by the muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue which span the area underneath the pelvis.

Synonyms

pelvic diaphragm

Translations

muscular partition

Czech: pánevní dno n
Finnish: lantionpohja
German: Beckenboden m

Irish: urlár peilbheach m
Maltese: qiegħ tal-pelvi m

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