puborectalisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

puborectalis

1. (anatomy) The group of fibers that form a sling for the rectum, forming part of the levator ani.
   • 2018, Alex Blasdel, The Guardian, 30 November:

     While standing or sitting, the puborectalis helps to keep us continent by cinching our bowel closed.

   • 2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     To maintain continence, the puborectalis muscle chokes the anal canal. The sling of tissue is supposed to release during defecation. Mine has not been doing that.