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perineum

[ per-uh-nee-uhm ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural perinea
  1. the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
  2. the diamond-shaped area corresponding to the outlet of the pelvis, containing the anus and vulva or the roots of the penis.


perineum

/ ËŒ±èÉ›°ùɪˈ²Ô¾±ËÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. the region of the body between the anus and the genital organs, including some of the underlying structures
  2. the nearly diamond-shaped surface of the human trunk between the thighs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

perineum

/ ±èÄ•°ù′ə-²Ôŧ′ə³¾ /

, Plural perinea

  1. The region between the scrotum and the anus in males, and between the posterior vulva and the anus in females.
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±è±ð°ù¾±Ëˆ²Ô±ð²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è±ð°ù·¾±Â·²Ô±ð·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perineum1

First recorded in 1625–35; from New Latin, from Greek períneon, períneos, perínaios, apparently equivalent to per(i)- peri- + ine-, ina-, stems of ineîn, inân to “evacuate, empty†+ -(i)os, -(i)on noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perineum1

C17: from New Latin, from Greek perinaion, from peri- + inein to empty out
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Example Sentences

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At that point, doctors failed to diagnose a gap which had developed in her perineum, instead advising her to carry out pelvic floor exercises and get physiotherapy.

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In one of the more stark examples, he created a character called Penelope Taynt — as in the bawdy slang term for the perineum — who was played by Bynes on “The Amanda Show.â€

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It includes diesel, talc on the perineum, nickel, aloe vera, Asian pickled vegetables and a host of chemical substances.

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Hours later, a doctor used vacuum suction to pull the baby through Maryanna's 14-year-old vaginal canal, ripping apart the skin and muscle of her perineum.

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At the age of 12, former Welsh gymnast Poppy Wynn - now 25 - tore her perineum after landing in oversplits after a missed catch on the bars.

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