Kegeln.

Brit.

/ˈkeɪɡl/, U.S.

/ˈkeɪɡ(ə)l/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Kegel.

Etymology: < the name of Arnold Henry Kegel (1894–1972), U.S. gynaecologist who developed the exercises.

I. Compounds.

1. attributive. Designating exercises intended to strengthen the muscles of a woman's pelvic floor, involving repetitions of both sustained and rapid voluntary contractions of the muscles, used especially to treat urinary incontinence and improve sexual function.The exercises can also be performed by men in essentially the same way.Also occasionally in the genitive, as Kegel's.

ΚΠ

1951 Conf. Papers (Chicago Med. Soc.) 7 97/1 Kegel's exercises for relaxation of the vaginal vault especially in cases of incontinence.

1976 Med. Aspects Human Sexuality May 23/2 The vaginal or Kegel exercises were originally prescribed for women who had pelvic relaxation.

1991 J. Sachs What Women should know about Menopause vi. 78 In the interests of your own sexual pleasure..you should practice Kegel exercises.

2003 Guardian 1 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 61/3 These muscles require continual strengthening with kegel exercises.

2014 A. Shepard When is Man i. 13 All summer he'd..done his Kegel exercises to help with bladder control.

II. Simple uses.

2. In plural. Kegel exercises.

ΚΠ

1975 SARguide for Better Sex Life (National Sex Forum) 44 Slow Kegels... Quick Kegels.

1984 Newsweek (Nexis) 23 July 70 Other common exercises include..‘kegels’, in which a woman alternately contracts and relaxes one of her pubic muscles.

2005 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 8 May xiii. 9/1 Weak pelvic-floor muscles can lead to erectile dysfunction and..a simple routine of repeated Kegels can be..effective.

2012 J. Frongillo Mommy Mixology 94 I hope you listened to your OB and did your Kegels, girl!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kegel
释义	Kegeln. Brit. /ˈkeɪɡl/, U.S. /ˈkeɪɡ(ə)l/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Kegel. Etymology: < the name of Arnold Henry Kegel (1894–1972), U.S. gynaecologist who developed the exercises. I. Compounds. 1. attributive. Designating exercises intended to strengthen the muscles of a woman's pelvic floor, involving repetitions of both sustained and rapid voluntary contractions of the muscles, used especially to treat urinary incontinence and improve sexual function.The exercises can also be performed by men in essentially the same way.Also occasionally in the genitive, as Kegel's. ΚΠ 1951 Conf. Papers (Chicago Med. Soc.) 7 97/1 Kegel's exercises for relaxation of the vaginal vault especially in cases of incontinence. 1976 Med. Aspects Human Sexuality May 23/2 The vaginal or Kegel exercises were originally prescribed for women who had pelvic relaxation. 1991 J. Sachs What Women should know about Menopause vi. 78 In the interests of your own sexual pleasure..you should practice Kegel exercises. 2003 Guardian 1 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 61/3 These muscles require continual strengthening with kegel exercises. 2014 A. Shepard When is Man i. 13 All summer he'd..done his Kegel exercises to help with bladder control. II. Simple uses. 2. In plural. Kegel exercises. ΚΠ 1975 SARguide for Better Sex Life (National Sex Forum) 44 Slow Kegels... Quick Kegels. 1984 Newsweek (Nexis) 23 July 70 Other common exercises include..‘kegels’, in which a woman alternately contracts and relaxes one of her pubic muscles. 2005 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 8 May xiii. 9/1 Weak pelvic-floor muscles can lead to erectile dysfunction and..a simple routine of repeated Kegels can be..effective. 2012 J. Frongillo Mommy Mixology 94 I hope you listened to your OB and did your Kegels, girl! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951
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