levator prostatae

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin levātor prostatae (“lifter of the prostate”).

Noun

levator prostatae (plural levatores prostatae)

  1. (anatomy) A portion of the pubococcygeus muscle that helps to support the prostate gland.
    Hypernym: levator
    Coordinate terms: levator anguli oris, levator ani, levator costae, levator labii superioris, levator labii superioris alaeque nasi, levator palpebrae superioris, levator scapulae, levator veli palatini

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