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Origin:
1625–35; < Neo-Latin < 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
1625–35; < Neo-Latin < 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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per·i·ne·al, adjective
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Perinea
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
perineum
"region of the body between the anus and the genital organs," 1632, from M.L. perinaeon, L.L. perineum (c.440), from Gk. perinaion, perinaios, from peri- "near" + inan "to carry off by evacuation," of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary
perineum per·i·ne·um (pěr'ə-nē'əm)
n. pl. per·i·ne·a (-nē'ə)
The portion of the body in the pelvis occupied by urogenital passages and the rectum, bounded in front by the pubic arch, in the back by the coccyx, and laterally by part of the hipbone.
The region between the scrotum and the anus in males, and between the posterior vulva junction and the anus in females.
per'i·ne'al (-nē'əl) adj.
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perineum  (pěr'ə-nē'əm) Pronunciation Key
Plural perinea The region between the scrotum and the anus in males, and between the posterior vulva and the anus in females. |
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