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infralevator

infralevator adjective: inferior to the levator ani muscle.

Adjective

infralevator (not comparable)

  1. Inferior to the levator ani muscle.
    • The findings on computed tomographic (CT) scans were reviewed in 42 patients with perirectal inflammatory disease and suspected perirectal abscesses. CT was reliable for use in distinguishing perirectal abscesses from cellulitis and in localizing both supralevator and infralevator abscesses.1986 October, Elizabeth Guillaumin; Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.; William J. Shea; C. Willet Asling; Henry I. Goldberg, “Perirectal Inflammatory Disease: CT Findings”, in Radiology, volume 161, number 1...

Origin of infralevator

From infra- + levator.

Questions about infralevator

What does infralevator mean?
Infralevator means inferior to the levator ani muscle.
What part of speech is infralevator?
Infralevator is an adjective.

Words near infralevator in the dictionary

  1. infralapsarianism
  2. infralapsarians
  3. infralapsary
  4. infralegion
  5. infralegions
  6. infralevator
  7. infralimbic
  8. infralinear
  9. infralittoral
  10. infralittorals
  11. infralobar

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