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| an exercise performed by women to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, and diminish some discomfort in pregnancy. |
Ke·gel exercise  (kā'gəl) n. Any of various exercises involving controlled contraction and release of the muscles at the base of the pelvis, used especially as a treatment for urinary incontinence. [After Arnold H. Kegel (died 1976), American gynecologist.] |