How to Use perineum in a Sentence

perineum

noun
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  • Prolonged pressure to the perineum, or groin area, can be painful and cause loss of feeling in the area.
    — Healthday, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
  • Another teacher demands a student come up to the front of the room and point out, on her body, where her perineum is.
    — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Like so many others, my dreams of cycling glory were popped by a perineum.
    — Nate Dern, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Even your anatomy can play a role in vaginal yeast infections: Women with a short perineum — the area between your vagina and anus — are more susceptible.
    — Philly.com, 23 July 2017
  • Biotin deficiency presents with multiple symptoms including brittle nails, thinning hair and a scaly red rash around the eyes, nose, mouth and perineum.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
  • One company, called Morari, showed off a prototype of a perineum patch that is supposed to help those who struggle with premature ejaculation.
    — Lauren Goode, Wired, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The infection that has been linked to these medications is called necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum, or Fournier’s gangrene, and the FDA is now requiring that a warning be added to the prescribing information of these pills about this risk.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Innovative firms such as EVB Sport are producing active wear specifically to support women’s perineum, pelvic floor and core muscles.
    — The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • Many women sprinkle baby powder on their inner thighs to prevent chafing, or use it on their perineum, sanitary pads or underwear for its drying and freshening effects.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Eva Echeverria, 63, had reportedly been using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder on her perineum for decades.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Eva Echeverria, 63, had reportedly been using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder on her perineum for decades.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 24 Aug. 2017
  • This is that Caesarean section stops infants picking up, from their mother’s vaginas and perineums, bacteria that would normally establish themselves in a newborn’s gut, and by doing so improve its future health.
    — The Economist, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Less common were other threats; physical abuse, including refusing anesthesia for an episiotomy (a cut to the perineum to aid with delivery); or sharing private information without women’s consent.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Unfortunately, some people have already found out that perineum sunning can have immediate and uncomfortable effects.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Aug. 2022

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