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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pudendal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /pjuːˈdɛndəl/
  • /pjʊˈdɛndəl/

Etymology

From Latin pudendum (“external genitals, shaming”) + -al. By surface analysis, pudend- + -al.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to or near the pudendum.
    • Ms. Mate’s symptoms responded to another approach — two treatments to inhibit firing of the pudendal nerve, which enervates the lowest muscles of the pelvis, plus regular use of an anticonvulsant drug. 2008 January 29, Jane E. Brody, “New Insights Into Genital Pain in Women”, in New York Times:

Deriveds

pudendal cleft · pudendoepigastric · pudendal nerve