pudendum

pudendum
The external genitals, especially the female genitals (vulva). Used also in the plural. [L. ntr. of pudendus, particip. adj. of pudeo, to feel ashamed]
- p. femininum SYN: vulva.
- p. muliebre obsolete term for vulva.

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pu·den·dum pyu̇-'den-dəm n, pl -da -də the external genital organs of a human being esp the external genitals of a woman: vulva usu. used in pl.

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n. (pl. pudenda)
the external genital organs, especially those of the female (see vulva).
pudendal adj.

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pu·den·dum (pu-denґdəm) pl. pudenґda [L., from pudere to be ashamed] the external genitalia, especially of the female; see also p. femininum. pudendal, pudic adj

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