perineal

(per-I-ne'al). Relating to the perinemn. p. body, a wedge of fibrous ti ue and fat between the rectum and vagina in the female, and the rectum and urethra in the male. p. fascia, three layers of fascia between the muscles of the perineum, p. hernia, perineocele, p. region, the region at the lower end of the trunk, anterior to the sacral region between the thighs; it is divided into the anal region posteriorly and the urogenital region anteriorly; see cut under regio. p. section, per i neo to my.