infralevator

English

Etymology

From infra- +‎ levator.

Adjective

infralevator (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Inferior to the levator ani muscle.

   Coordinate term: supralevator

   • 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, →DOI, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3763858 ���PMID], page 153:

     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.