peniformadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːnᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈpinᵻˌfɔrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: penis n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < pen- (in penis n.) + -iform comb. form, originally after German penisartig (1874 in the passage translated in quot. 1875). Compare scientific Latin peniformis (1813 or earlier as a specific epithet), Spanish peniforme (1895 or earlier), Portuguese peniforme (1858).

Medicine and Biology.

Resembling a penis; spec. designating an enlarged clitoris, or enlargement of the clitoris.

ΚΠ

1875 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. X. 76 The causes of general ‘peniform’ hypertrophy [Ger. ‘penisartige’ Hypertrophie] of the infravaginal portion are entirely unknown.

1939 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 230 7 There is a peniform clitoris, penetrated by the urinogenital canal, in a position corresponding with that of the penis; and a swelling similar in appearance to the male scrotum at a parallel site.

1982 Paleobiology 8 10/1 We suggest that the peniform clitoris and false scrotal sac arose as nonadaptive consequences of high androgen levels.

2003 Reproduction 126 713 Female moles of the Old World genus Talpa display a curious suite of reproductive features that include a peniform clitoris and ovaries with a discrete interstitial gland or testis-like region (so-called ‘ovotestes’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peniform
释义	peniformadj. Brit. /ˈpiːnᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈpinᵻˌfɔrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: penis n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < pen- (in penis n.) + -iform comb. form, originally after German penisartig (1874 in the passage translated in quot. 1875). Compare scientific Latin peniformis (1813 or earlier as a specific epithet), Spanish peniforme (1895 or earlier), Portuguese peniforme (1858). Medicine and Biology. Resembling a penis; spec. designating an enlarged clitoris, or enlargement of the clitoris. ΚΠ 1875 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. X. 76 The causes of general ‘peniform’ hypertrophy [Ger. ‘penisartige’ Hypertrophie] of the infravaginal portion are entirely unknown. 1939 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 230 7 There is a peniform clitoris, penetrated by the urinogenital canal, in a position corresponding with that of the penis; and a swelling similar in appearance to the male scrotum at a parallel site. 1982 Paleobiology 8 10/1 We suggest that the peniform clitoris and false scrotal sac arose as nonadaptive consequences of high androgen levels. 2003 Reproduction 126 713 Female moles of the Old World genus Talpa display a curious suite of reproductive features that include a peniform clitoris and ovaries with a discrete interstitial gland or testis-like region (so-called ‘ovotestes’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1875
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