perineal

See also: périnéal

English

Alternative forms

• perinæal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈniəl/, /ˌpɛɹəˈniəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːəl

Adjective

perineal (not comparable)

1. Referring to the region of the perineum.

   His bicycle seat produced a great deal of perineal discomfort.

   Many mothers find the use of perineal massage eases their childbirth.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with peroneal nor peritoneal.

Derived terms

• abdominoperineal
• anoperineal
• deep perineal pouch
• genitoperineal
• intraperineal
• ischioperineal
• pelviperineal
• perineal body
• perineally
• perineal membrane
• perineal raphe
• puboperineal
• rectoperineal
• sacroperineal
• superficial perineal pouch
• transperineal
• urethroperineal
• vaginoperineal

Translations

perineal

• Czech: perineální
• Esperanto: perinea
• French: périnéal (fr)
• Italian: perineale
• Persian: عجانی
• Polish: kroczowy
• Portuguese: perineal
• Romanian: perineal (ro)
• Slovene: perinealen
• Spanish: perineal (es)

Anagrams

• Pearline

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ɾi.neˈaw/ [pe.ɾi.neˈaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾiˈnjal/ [pɨ.ɾiˈnjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾiˈnjal/ [pɨ.ɾiˈnjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ɾiˈnja.li/

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧ne‧al

Adjective

perineal m or f (plural perineais)

1. perineal

Related terms

• períneo

Further reading

• “perineal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perineal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French périnéal. By surface analysis, perineu +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [perineˈal]

Adjective

perineal m or n (feminine singular perineală, masculine plural perineali, feminine/neuter plural perineale)

1. (anatomy) perineal

Declension

Declension of perineal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	perineal		perineală	perineali	perineale
	definite	perinealul		perineala	perinealii	perinealele
genitive- dative	indefinite	perineal		perineale	perineali	perineale
	definite	perinealului		perinealei	perinealilor	perinealelor

Related terms

• perineu

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾineˈal/ [pe.ɾi.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧ne‧al

Adjective

perineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural perineales)

1. perineal

Related terms

• periné
• perineo

Further reading

• “perineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025