perineum

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perineum

/ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/ UK
/ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈni.əm/ US
/ˌpɛɹ.əˈniː.əm/

Rhymes with -iːəm

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin perinaeum, from Ancient Greek περίναιον (perínaion, “space between the anus and scrotum”), from Ancient Greek περίνεος, περίνεοι (períneos, períneoi, “male genitals”), itself from earlier Ancient Greek περίς (perís, “penis”) through influence from Ancient Greek πηρίς (pērís, “scrotum”).

noun perineums · perinea · perinaeum · perinæum

The region between the genitalia and anus. He was attacked with complete retention of urine, after a debauch, and six weeks afterwards an abscess formed in the perineum, which eventually burst, leaving a fistulous opening, through which the urine continued to be discharged to the period of his admission into the Hospital.
Similar: Biffin's bridge, aintcha, bonch, choad, geish, gooch, grundle, guiche, nifkin, notcher, notcha, perineo-

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noun noun

Español	periné, perineo
한국어	회음부 hoeeumbu, 회음 hoeeum
日本語	会陰 ein
中文	會陰 /会阴 huìyīn
हिन्दी	मूलाधार mūlādhār
Kiswahili	msamba
Português	períneo
Français	périnée
Deutsch	Perineum, Damm
Italiano	perineo
Ελληνικά	περίνεο períneo
Română	perineu
Русский	проме́жность proméžnostʹ
Tiếng Việt	hội âm
العربية	عِجَان ʕijān
עברית	חֵיץ הַנְּקָבַיִים kheyts ha-nekavayim

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@misc{perineum_2026,
  title = {perineum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perineum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}