Complete Definition of "perineum"

English
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Alternative spellings
perinaeum

Etymology
From post-classical L. term|perineum||langla, term|perineos, from AGr. term|�ε�ίνεο�||scpolytonic|trperineos, from term|�ε�ι-||peri-|scpolytonic + term|ἰνᾶν||to empty, evacuate|scpolytonic + adjectival suffix term|-ιο�||scpolytonic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�ɹɪ�ni��m/

Noun
en-noun|perinea

  1. anatomy The region between the genital area and the anus in both sexes

Synonyms
See WikiSaurus:perineum

Translations
trans-top|anatomical term
Arabic: t|ar|عجا�|
Chinese: zh-ts|��|��

Czech: t|cs|hráz
Danish: t|da|mellemkød
Dutch: t|nl|perineum
Finnish: väliliha
French: périnée m
German: t|de|Perineum
Greek: t|el|�ε�ίνεο|sc=polytonic
Italian: perineo
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Japanese: �� (���, ein)
Korean: t|ko|���
Lithuanian: t|lt|tarpviet� g|Lithuanian
Persian: t|fa|��ا�د�را�|
Polish: t|pl|krocze
Portuguese: t|pt|períneo|m
Romanian: t|ro|perineu|n
Russian: t|ru|п�омежно���|sc=Cyrl
Serbian: me�ica f
Spanish: t|es|periné|m, t|es|perineo|m
Swedish: t|sv|mellangård
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Derived terms
perineal

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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