pudendal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pudendum (“external genitals, shaming”) + -al.
Adjective[edit]
pudendal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Relating to or near the pudendum.
- 2008 January 29, Jane E. Brody, “New Insights Into Genital Pain in Women”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.