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pu⋅den⋅dum

  [pyoo-den-duhm]
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–noun, plural -da  [-duh] . Usually, pudenda. Anatomy.
the external genital organs, esp. those of the female; vulva.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL, special use of neut. of L pudendus, gerundive of pudēre to be ashamed
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pu·den·dum   (pyōō-děn'dəm)   
n.   pl. pu·den·da (-də)
The human external genital organs, especially of a woman. Often used in the plural.

[Latin, neuter gerundive of pudēre, to make or be ashamed.]
pu·den'dal (-děn'dəl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

pudendum 
1398, from L. pudendum (pl. pudenda), lit. "thing to be ashamed of," neut. gerundive of pudere "make ashamed," of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pudenda
plural of PUDENDUM

Main Entry: pu·den·dum
Pronunciation: pyu-'den-d&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pu·den·da /-d&/
: the external genital organs of a human being and especially of a woman —usually used in plural
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

pudendum pu·den·dum (py&oomacr;-děn'dəm)
n. pl. pu·den·da (-də)
The human external genitalia, especially of a woman.

pu·den'dal (-děn'dəl) adj.

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