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Definitions for perineum
ˌpɛr əˈni əm; -ˈni əper·ineum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. perineumnoun

    the general region between the anus and the genital organs

Wiktionary

  1. perineumnoun

    Region between the genital area and the anus in both sexes.

  2. Etymology: From post‐Classical perineum (Classical perinaeon), from περίναιον or περίνεος, from περί with ἰνέω.

Wikipedia

  1. Perineum

    The perineum in humans is the space between the anus and scrotum in the male, or between the anus and the vulva in the female. The perineum is the region of the body between the pubic symphysis (pubic arch) and the coccyx (tail bone), including the perineal body and surrounding structures. There is some variability in how the boundaries are defined. The perineal raphe is visible and pronounced to varying degrees. The perineum is an erogenous zone.The word perineum entered English from late Latin via Greek περίναιος ~ περίνεος perinaios, perineos, itself from περίνεος, περίνεοι 'male genitals' and earlier περίς perís 'penis' through influence from πηρίς pērís 'scrotum'. The term was originally understood as a purely male body-part with the perineal raphe seen as a continuation of the scrotal septum since masculinization causes the development of a large anogenital distance in men, in comparison to the corresponding lack of distance in women. As a result of folk etymologies (such as ἰνάω ináō, "to carry off by evacuations"), it is contemporaneously extended to both sexes.

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  1. perineum

    The perineum is the anatomical region located between the anus and the genital organs in both males and females, extending from the pubic arch to the tailbone. It includes the surface and underlying muscles and structures, playing key roles in functions like urination, defecation, sexual activity, and childbirth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Perineumnoun

    the region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum

  2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. peri`naion about + peri`neos.]

Wikidata

  1. Perineum

    In human anatomy, the perineum is a region of the body including the perineal body and surrounding structures. There is some variability in how the boundaries are defined, but the term generally includes the genitals and anus.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Perineum

    Perinæum, per-i-nē′um, n. the lower part of the body between the genital organs and the rectum.—adj. Perinē′al. [L.,—Gr.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Perineum

    The body region lying between the genital area and the ANUS. It is between the VULVA and the anus in the female, and between the SCROTUM and the anus in the male.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of perineum in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of perineum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of perineum in a Sentence

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    The worst thing that you could do would be to go back to doing regular exercises after giving birth without doing perineum rehab.

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