pudendum

Definition

External genital organs in a human; especially a woman's vulva.

Etymology

From Latin pudenda (“that whereof one ought to feel shame”), substantive use of the neuter plural gerundive of pudet (“it shames”); in Latin the usage in the plural form (to mean external genitalia), was far more common than the singular form, as is also the case in English.

Example Sentences

• "Wax models of the pudenda of both sexes were regularly placed before the altar."