PUDENDUM

pudendum

(noun) human external genital organs collectively especially of a female

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pudendum (plural pudenda)

(usually, in the plural) An external genital organ in a human; especially a woman’s vulva.

(in the plural) A person’s genital organ, mons pubis, anus, and buttocks collectively.

(figuratively) A shameful part of something.

Usage notes

• This term appears far more frequently in the plural — as pudenda — than in the singular, analogously with genitalia, which is rarely encountered in its obscure singular form genitale, and with genitals, a plurale tantum whose supposed singular form genital is an adjective in English.

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Source: Wiktionary


Pu*den"dum, n. Etym: [NL. See Pudenda.] (Anat.)

Definition: The external organs of generation, especially of the female; the vulva.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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