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perineum

/ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/US/ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈni.əm/

perineum noun: the region between the genitalia and anus.

Noun

perineum (plural perineums or perinea)

  1. 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.1827, Guy's Hospital: Case of Fistula in Perineo, Successfully Treated: The Lancet, volume 12, page 61
    • The prostate is surrounded by venous plexi and the perineum has a rich blood supply.2005, Brian J. Moran, “27: Using the perineal pressure applicator device”, in Adam P. Dicker, Gregory S. Merrick, Frank M. Waterman, Richard K. Valicenti, Leonar G. Gomella, editors, Basic and...

perineum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog

perineum in Hindi

noun
मूलाधार mūlādhār

perineum in Tamil

அடிவயிற்றிற்கும், மலவாய்க்கும் இடைப்பட்ட பகுதி, ஆசனம், கபடம், கரவிடம், கழிவாய்ச் சூழல்

perineum in Bengali

noun
পেরিনিয়াম periniẏam

perineum in Tagalog

noun
kulampang
More languagesFewer languages
perineum in Arabic
عِجَان ʕijān
perineum in Persian
میاندوراه miyândorâh, عجان 'ejân, پرینه perine
perineum in Vietnamese
hội âm

Synonyms of perineum

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Forms of perineum

pluralperineums
pluralperinea
alternative formperinaeum
alternative formperinæum

Origin of perineum

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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Questions about perineum

What does perineum mean?
Perineum means the region between the genitalia and anus.
What is perineum in Hindi?
Perineum in Hindi is मूलाधार (mūlādhār). See Perineum meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is perineum?
Perineum is a noun.
How do you pronounce perineum?
Perineum is pronounced /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of perineum?
The plural of perineum is perineums.

Words near perineum in the dictionary

  1. perinephritic
  2. perinephritides
  3. perinephritis
  4. perinervous
  5. perines
  6. perineum
  7. perineums
  8. perineural
  9. perineurally
  10. perineuria
  11. perineurial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perineum (page history and authors); perineum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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