perineum

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Scrabble points: 12
Words With Friends: 16
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/

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/ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/ · /ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈni.əm/ · /ˌpɛɹ.əˈniː.əm/

Definition of perineum

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

The region between the genitalia and anus.

“He was attacked with complete retention of urine, after a debauch, and six weeks afterwards an abscess formed in the perineum, which eventually burst, leaving a fistulous opening, through which the urine continued to be discharged to the period of his admission into the Hospital.”
“The prostate is surrounded by venous plexi and the perineum has a rich blood supply.”
“The perineum is diamond shaped and stretches from the pubic symphysis to the coccyx.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perinaeum, from Ancient Greek περίναιον (perínaion, “space between the anus and scrotum”), from Ancient Greek περίνεος, περίνεοι (períneos, períneoi, “male genitals”), itself from earlier Ancient Greek περίς (perís, “penis”) through influence from Ancient Greek πηρίς (pērís, “scrotum”).

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