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A three-lobed fibrous sheet occupying the centre of the diaphragm.
Synonyms: centrum tendineum diaphragmatis, trefoil tendon.
Central tendon of perineum, the fibromuscular mass between the anal canal and the urogenital diaphragm in the median plane; midline episiotomies extend into this structure.
Synonyms: centrum tendineum perinei, perineal body, Savage's perineal body.
(05 Mar 2000)
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