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fleur-de-lisa

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4. Hey, I just learned a new word! Thanks, Joe!

Reply to JoeStuckInOH (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 04:55 PM

Oct 2017

per·i·ne·um, pl. per·i·ne·a (per'i-nē'ŭm, -nē'ă , [TA]

1. Surface area between the thighs extending from the coccyx to the pubis that includes the anus posteriorly and the external genitalia anteriorly.
2. The compartment inferior to the pelvic diaphragm bounded peripherally by the osseofibrous structures comprising the pelvic outlet the surface of which is sense 1.
3. External surface of the central tendon of the perineum, lying between the vulva and the anus in the female and the scrotum and the anus in the male.
[L. fr. G. perineon, perinaion]

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/perineum

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Grab 'em by the premiums [View all] fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 OP

Guess I'm not paying MontanaMama Oct 2017 #1

When the fake prez was elected illegitimately BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #2

I saw it at first and read it as "Grab em by the Perineums" and thought ... JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #3

Hey, I just learned a new word! Thanks, Joe! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #4

LOL! DU stuck a smiley in the first line because of the symbols. NT fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #5