Perineum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The portion of the body in the pelvis occupied by urogenital passages and the rectum, bounded in front by the pubic arch, in the back by the coccyx, and laterally by part of the hipbone.
  • n. The region between the scrotum and the anus in males, and between the posterior vulva junction and the anus in females.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Region between the genital area and the anus in both sexes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The region of the body between the thighs, extending from the anus to the fourchette in the female, or to the scrotum in the male.
  • n. The region included by the outlet of the pelvis, extending from the apex of the subpubic arch in front to the tip of the coccyx behind, and bounded laterally by the conjoined pubic and ischiatic rami, the tuberosities of the ischia, and the great sacrosciatic ligaments.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the general region between the anus and the genital organs
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    region    area   
    Variant
    perinea   
    Form
    perineal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anus    buttock    navel    tailbone    vagina