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Ke·gel exercises

n pl :  repetitive contractions by a woman of the muscles that are used to stop the urinary flow in urination in order to increase the tone of the pubococcygeal muscle esp. to control incontinence or to enhance sexual responsiveness during intercourse
 
Kegel, Arnold Henry (b 1894),
American gynecologist.
 
   

 
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