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perineum

Pronunciation:  `peru'neeum

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the general region between the anus and the genital organs
 
 See Also: area, region

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: area between the anus and the sex organs.
 

 

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