transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈnē-əm ]
noun
( plural per·i·nea -ˈnē-ə)
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin perinaion, from Greek, from peri- + inan to empty out; perhaps akin to Sanskrit iṣṇāti he sets in motion
Date: 15th century
: an area of tissue that marks externally the approximate boundary of the outlet of the pelvis and gives passage to the urinogenital ducts and rectum ; also : the area between the anus and the posterior part of the external genitalia
• per·i·ne·al -ˈnē-əl adjective