pudendum virile

noun

A part of the male pudenda; the principal male organ of intromission and micturition; the penis.

Meanings

nounpudendum virile (plural pudenda virilia)

plural pudenda virilia

  1. medicineA part of the male pudenda; the principal male organ of intromission and micturition; the penis.

    Synonyms: penis, yard, membrum virile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA part of the male pudenda; the principal male organ of intromission and micturition; the penis.

Origin

  1. Latinpudendum“a thing to be ashamed of”
  2. Englishpudendum virile

From Latin pudendum (“a thing to be ashamed of”) + virile, neuter form of virilis (“of a man”).

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