pudendum

views updated Jun 08 2018

pu·den·dum / pyoŏˈdendəm/ • n. (pl. -den·da / -ˈdendə/ ) (often pudenda) a person's external genitals, esp. a woman's.DERIVATIVES: pu·den·dal / -ˈdendəl/ adj.pu·dic / ˈpyoōdik/ adj.

pudendum

views updated May 21 2018

pudendum pl. -enda private parts XVII (once XIV). — late L. pudenda, sb. use of n. sg. and pl. of pudendus, gerundive of L. pudet it is shameful.

pudendum

views updated Jun 27 2018

pudendum (pew-den-dŭm) n. (pl. pudenda) the external genital organs, especially those of the female (see vulva).