Crossword clues for perineum
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perineum \Per`i*ne"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"region of the body between the anus and the genital organs" (jocularly called a taint), early 15c., from Medieval Latin perinaeon, Late Latin perineum, from Greek perinaion, perinaios, from peri- "near" (see peri-) + inan "to carry off by evacuation," of unknown origin.
Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The region between the anus and the vagina in women and between the scrotum and anus in men.
WordNet
n. the general region between the anus and the genital organs
[also: perinea (pl)]
Wikipedia
In human anatomy, the perineum (; Late Latin, from Greek περίνεος - perineos) is a region of the body including the perineal body and surrounding structures. There is some variability in how the boundaries are defined.
It is an erogenous zone for both males and females. Perineal tears and episiotomy often occur in childbirth with first-time deliveries, but the risk of these injuries can be reduced by preparing the perineum, often through massage.
Usage examples of "perineum".
Rolling a tennis ball along the lower half of his buttocks is a great way to take a hands-off hands-on approach to the more sensitive areas around the anus, like the space between his butt cheeks, as well as his perineum and anal entrance.
Additionally, use your free fingers to gently massage his testicles, pressing against his perineum or grazing his anal area.
Continue to lick his perineum and anal ridge while slightly vibrating your finger, without moving it in further.
The right meatus was normal, and through it most of the urine passed, though some always dribbled through an opening in the perineum at a point where the root of the scrotum should have been.
While Alfred held her legs, George wiped the perineum clean, found the asterisk and pressed it firmly with the ball of his thumb, holding while he counted slowly to ten.
He waited until she had coughed twice and taken a deep breath, before stooping between her legs and pressing the perineum three times rapidly but sharply with his thumb.
A solitary bee, kamikaze all the way, buzzed up her dress and drilled its toxic stinger through her cotton underpants and into her perineum, that exquisite corridor separating a woman's back door from her front door, that smooth, hidden cusp that may be the most holy spot on the human body.