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pudendum /pu·den·dum/ (pu-den´dum) pl. puden´da   [L.] the external genitalia of humans, especially of the female; see vulva. puden´dalpu´dic
pudendum femini´num , pudendum mulie´bre the female pudendum.

pu·den·dum (py-dndm)
n. pl. pu·den·da (-d)
The human external genitalia, especially of a woman.

pu·dendal (-dndl) adj.

pudendum
[p(y)o̅o̅den′dəm] pl. pudenda
Etymology: L, pudendus, shameful
the external genitalia, especially of women. In a woman it comprises the mons veneris, the labia majora, the labia minora, the vestibule of the vagina, and the vestibular glands. In a man it comprises the penis, scrotum, and testes. pudendal, adj.

pudendum [pu-den´dum] (L.)
1. the external genitalia of humans.
2. the pudendum femininum or external genitalia of the female, including the mons pubis, labia majora and minora, vestibule, and clitoris; see also vulva.

pudendum
pl. pudenda [L.] the external genitalia, especially of the human female.


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In the late 19th-20th centuries in coarse slang the word was used for 'the female pudendum, hence, sexual intercourse; women considered sexually' (cf.
Thus instantly does Edward's passion for Jane arise--a "fit" that bereaves him "of all reason" (I, 1800-01) and causes him to pursue her lustfully (at first in disguise) until he has possessed her body like the most desirable "jewell" in her goldsmith's shop or the "ring" on her finger (I, 1877, 1888); the "ring," of course, contains a bawdy pun on pudendum (as in The Merchant of Venice, 5.
The pudendum looks odd; I'm told that Ob-Gyn and art collector Don Rubell described it as "engorged.
 
 
 
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