puborectalis

puborectalis
pu·bo·rec·ta·lis .pyü-bō-rek-'tā-ləs n a band of muscle fibers that is part of the pubococcygeus, that passes from the pubic symphysis to interdigitate with the contralateral band of fibers forming a sling around the rectum at its junction with the anal canal, and that acts to hold the rectum and anal canal at right angles to each other except during defecation

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pu·bo·rec·ta·lis (pu″bo-rek-taґlis) pertaining to the pubis and rectum; see under musculus.

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