Middle English Dictionary Entry
perinēum n.
Entry Info
| Forms | perinēum n. Also (error) pyneum. |
| Etymology | L perinaeon, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anat. The region of the body between the anus and the scrotum or the vulva; perineum; ?peritoneum.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)19a/a : Pyneum [L Permeum; read: Perineum] is þat þat arabic translacioun calleþ peritoneum, & it is seid þe place atuix anum & putibundum, i. atuyx þe lure & þe ȝerde.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(3) (Htrn 95)68a/a : Þe bledder..is a maner susceptorie, oþere a taker off þe superfluite off þe vrine..þer is a fleischie necke in hym, wiþ brawnes openyng and closing, goinge oute off hym and bowinge aȝeinwarde, passynge by peryneum [*Ch.(1): perineum; Ch.(2): perytoneum] vn to þe pyntel in men.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. perineum.