perineum

American  

[per-uh-nee-uhm] / ˌpɛr əˈni əm /

noun

Anatomy.

• perinea
  plural

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.

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perineum British  

/ ˌpɛrɪˈniːəm /

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

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perineum Scientific  

/ pĕr′ə-nē′əm /

• perinea
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• perineal
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• perinea
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of perineum

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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Example Sentences

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perineum perinea

Ashley Roper, 37, from Heckmondwike, suffered what is known as a buttonhole tear of her perineum while giving birth at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield in 2017.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2024

Unlike the rectum, the perineum can be easily disinfected, and also has another major advantage: It can provide a clearer pathway to the anterior prostate, a region that is harder to reach with transrectal biopsies.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2021

In 2006, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified use of talc powder in the perineum area - the pelvic region between the legs - as “possibly carcinogenic.”

From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2019

Given Brolin’s experiences, it seems like perineum sunning is a wellness practice that lands in a sort of ill-defined middle ground: Tain’t a legitimate medical treatment, but tain’t a harmless placebo either.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2019

Sometimes it passes into the ischio-rectal fossa or into the perineum.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

People in spin classes don't have to steer their bikes anywhere, so why are they still sitting on their perinea?

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2011

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