PERINEUM

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 10

(Lat.), n. n. Pe2r-i2n-e'(as'e2)-usm(u4m). Gr., ireptVaiov. Fr., perinee. Ger., Perinaum, Mittelfleisch, Damm. The space bounded by the anus behind, the genital organs in front, and the ischial tuberosities laterally. [L, 332.] PERINEA!,, adj. Pe2r-i2n-e'a2l. Lat., perincealis, perincevg. Fr., perineal. Pertaining to or situated in the perinaeum. [C.] PERINy [s. 239]