pudendal
adj/pjʊˈdɛndəl/ · /pjuːˈdɛndəl/
Etymology From Latin pudendum (“external genitals, shaming”) + -al. By surface analysis, pudend- + -al.
- 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:
- Derived terms
- pudendal cleft, pudendal nerve, pudendoepigastric