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pubopenile en · ADJ

Etymology

From pubo- + penile.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to both the pubis and the penis; as (usually, more specifically) located at the root of the penis, near the pubis.
    • Ectopic testes may be found in various positions. Wakeley (1953), who reviewed the embryology of this condition, stated that among the least common positions are the perineal, the pubopenile, the femoral or crural, and the transverse. 1959, CD Collins, “Two cases of pubopenile testis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 2, number 5146, →PMID, →PMCID, page 225: