Anogenital distance

per·i·ne·um (p

-n

n. pl. per·i·ne·a (-n

)

1. The portion of the body in the pelvis occupied by urogenital passages and the rectum, bounded in front by the pubic arch, in the back by the coccyx, and laterally by part of the hipbone.

2. The region between the scrotum and the anus in males, and between the posterior vulva junction and the anus in females.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin perinaeon, from Greek perinaion : peri-, peri- + inn, to excrete.]

peri·neal (-n

l) adj.

perineum [ˌpɛrɪˈniːəm]

n pl -nea [-ˈniːə]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the region of the body between the anus and the genital organs, including some of the underlying structures

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the nearly diamond-shaped surface of the human trunk between the thighs

[from New Latin, from Greek perinaion, from peri- + inein to empty out]

perineal adj

perineum (p

-n

Plural perinea

The region between the scrotum and the anus in males, and between the posterior vulva and the anus in females.

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Noun

perineum - the general region between the anus and the genital organs

region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"

Translations

perineum [ˌperɪˈniːəm] N (perinea (pl)) → perineo m

perineum

n (Anat) → Damm m, → Perineum nt (spec)

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anoperineal area arteria perinealis episiotomy incision lumbosacral plexus member nerve plexus penis Perinaeum Perineal perineal artery Perineoplasty Perineorrhaphy perineotomy phallus region saddle block section	Anogenital distance (AGD), a sexually dimorphic trait in rodents and humans, is considered a reliable marker of androgen and antiandrogen effects in rodents, but data on AGD in humans are sparse and longitudinal changes during infancy have not been assessed. Anogenital distance from birth to 2 years by Environmental Health Perspectives Moreover, boys with a short anogenital distance tended to have smaller penises and were far more likely to have testes that didn't descend properly into the scrotum. Gender measure: pollutant appears to alter boys' genitals by Harder, B. / Science News Reproductive biology expert Professor Frederick von Saal, University of Missouri-Columbia in the US, said the male hormone testosterone had a direct effect on anogenital distance, causing it to be longer in males than in females. Chemical timebomb; BABY BOYS DEFECT THREAT by The Mirror (London, England)	annus horribilis annus mirabilis Annwfn Annwn ANO anoa Anoa depressicornis Anoa mindorensis anobiid Anobiidae anodal anode anodic anodise anodize Anodon Anodonta anodontia anodyne Anodynous Anoectochilus anoestrous anoestrum anoestrus Anoetic Anogenital distance Anogramma Anogramma leptophylla Anoil anoint anointer anointing Anointing of the Sick anointment anole Anolis Anolis carolinensis Anomal Anomala Anomala orientalis Anomaliped anomalism anomalist Anomalistic anomalistic month Anomalistic revolution anomalistic year Anomalistically Anomaloflorous Anomalopidae anomalops	Anodonta anodontia anodontia anodontia ANODR anodyne anodyne anodyne anodyne Anodyne-Lubricant Jelly anodynes anodynes anodynes anodynes anodynia Anodynous Anodynous Anoectochilus anoestrous anoestrum anoestrus anoestrus anoestrus Anoetic ANOFM ANOG Anogeissus Anogeissus anogenital anogenital cleft Anogenital distance anogenital papilloma anogenital raphe Anogenital warts Anogenital warts Anogenitorectal syndrome Anogramma Anogramma leptophylla ANOH ANOI Anoil anoint anoint anoint anoint with anointed anointed Anointed Authors on Tour Anointed Word Media Group Anointed Youth Weekly Devotionals anointer anointer anointers anointers anointing anointing Anointing horn anointing of the sick anointing of the sick anointing of the sick Anointing of the Sick (Catholic Church)

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Anogenital distance (AGD), a sexually dimorphic trait in rodents and humans, is considered a reliable marker of androgen and antiandrogen effects in rodents, but data on AGD in humans are sparse and longitudinal changes during infancy have not been assessed.

Anogenital distance from birth to 2 years by Environmental Health Perspectives

Moreover, boys with a short anogenital distance tended to have smaller penises and were far more likely to have testes that didn't descend properly into the scrotum.

Gender measure: pollutant appears to alter boys' genitals by Harder, B. / Science News

Reproductive biology expert Professor Frederick von Saal, University of Missouri-Columbia in the US, said the male hormone testosterone had a direct effect on anogenital distance, causing it to be longer in males than in females.

Chemical timebomb; BABY BOYS DEFECT THREAT by The Mirror (London, England)

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