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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•i•ne•um (per′ə nē′əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ne•a (-nē′ə).USA pronunciation [Anat.]- Anatomythe area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- Anatomythe diamond-shaped area corresponding to the outlet of the pelvis, containing the anus and vulva or the roots of the penis.
- Greek períneon, períneos, perínaios, apparently equivalent. to per(i)- peri- + ine-, ina-, stems of ineîn, inân to evacuate, empty + -(i)os, -(i)on noun, nominal suffix
- Neo-Latin
- 1625–35
per′i•ne′al, adj. |