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perineum

Noun CEFR B2
ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm

Definitions

The region between the genitalia and anus.

Equivalents

Françaispérinée
36 more languages
العربيةشرجعجان
Azərbaycan diliaralıq
Catalàperineu
Češtinahráz
Ελληνικάπερίνεο
Esperantoperineo
हिन्दीमूलाधार
Magyargát
Հայերենշեք
Íslenskaspöng
Italianoperineo
Latinaperinaeum
Lietuviųtarpvietė
Nederlandsperineum
Polskikrocze
Portuguêsperíneo
Românăperineu
Slovenčinahrádza
Slovenščinapresredek
Kiswahilimsamba
Türkçeperine
Українськапромежина
Tiếng Việthội âm

Examples

“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.”
The prostate is surrounded by venous plexi and the perineum has a rich blood supply.”
The perineum is diamond shaped and stretches from the pubic symphysis to the coccyx.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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