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pudendal

/pjʊˈdɛndəl/

pudendal adjective: relating to or near the pudendum.

Adjective

pudendal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or near the pudendum.
    • Ms. Mate’s symptoms responded to another approach — two treatments to inhibit firing of the pudendal nerve, which enervates the lowest muscles of the pelvis, plus regular use of an anticonvulsant drug.2008 January 29, Jane E. Brody, “New Insights Into Genital Pain in Women”, in New York Times

Origin of pudendal

From Latin pudendum (“external genitals, shaming”) + -al. By surface analysis, pudend- + -al.

Words formed from pudendal

Phrases with pudendal

Questions about pudendal

What does pudendal mean?
Pudendal means relating to or near the pudendum.
What part of speech is pudendal?
Pudendal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pudendal?
Pudendal is pronounced /pjʊˈdɛndəl/.

Words near pudendal in the dictionary

  1. pudend
  2. pudend-
  3. pudenda
  4. pudenda muliebria
  5. pudenda virilia
  6. pudendal
  7. pudendal cleft
  8. pudendal clefts
  9. pudendo-
  10. pudendoepigastric
  11. pudendous

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