- perineum
- The area of the body between the anus and the vulva in females, and between the anus and the scrotum in males.
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Perineum — The muscles of the male perineum Gray s subject #120 424 Artery … Wikipedia
perineum — region of the body between the anus and the genital organs, 1630s, from M.L. perinaeon, L.L. perineum (c.440), from Gk. perinaion, perinaios, from peri near (see PERI (Cf. peri )) + inan to carry off by evacuation, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
Perineum — Per i*ne um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perineum — [per΄ə nē′əm] n. pl. perinea [per΄ə nē′ə] [ModL < LL perinaeon < Gr perineon < peri , around + inein, to discharge, defecate] the region of the body between the thighs, at the outlet of the pelvis; specif., the small area between the… … English World dictionary
Perineum — Muskeln des männlichen Perineums (Mensch) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Perineum — The area between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva (the labial opening to the vagina) in the female. An episiotomy is a surgical procedure to widen the outlet of the birth canal to facilitate delivery of the… … Medical dictionary
Perineum — Pe|ri|ne|um 〈n.; s, ne|en; Anat.〉 = Damm (3) [neulat.; zu grch. perinaion] * * * Pe|ri|ne|um, das; s, …nea u. …neen [griech. peri̓neon] (Anat.): ↑ Damm (2) zwischen After u. äußeren Geschlechtsteilen. * * * … Universal-Lexikon
Perineum — Pe|ri|ne|um das; s, Plur. ...nea u. ...neen <über nlat. perineum aus gr. períneon »Raum zwischen After u. Wurzel des männlichen Glieds«> Damm, Weichteilbrücke zwischen After u. äußeren Geschlechtsteilen (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Perineum — tarpvietė statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Perineum ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dubuo … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
Perineum — tarpvietė statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Perineum ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šlapimo ir lytinių organų aparatas siauresnis terminas – dubens diafragma siauresnis terminas – dubens fascija siauresnis… … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
perineum — noun (plural perinea) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin perinaion, from Greek, from peri + inan to empty out; perhaps akin to Sanskrit iṣṇāti he sets in motion Date: 15th century an area of tissue that marks externally the approximate… … New Collegiate Dictionary
