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Webster 1913 Edition


Pudendal

Pu-den′dal

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Adj.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the pudenda, or pudendum.

Definition 2024


pudendal

pudendal

English

Adjective

pudendal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to or near the pudendum.
    • 2008 January 29, Jane E. Brody, “New Insights Into Genital Pain in Women”, in New York Times:
      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.

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