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Feb 17, 2010 21:09
14 yrs ago
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German term
Schenkel
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German to English
Medical
Medical (general)
anatomy of the penis
This appears in an early 19th-century text which includes excerpts from an autopsy report on the body of what was then termed a hermaphrodite.
The text runs: 'Dicht unter dieser Furche entspringt mit zwei Schenkeln ein breites Frenulum, welches die Eichel mit einem weiten, den Hals derselben umgebenen, Praeputium verbindet.
Anatomy is not my forte and I'm feeling rather challenged by this. I have done as much research as my stomach can stand on this and would now appreciate the assistance of a medical mind.
Apologies if it is obvious to those in the know. And many thanks for any assistance.
The text runs: 'Dicht unter dieser Furche entspringt mit zwei Schenkeln ein breites Frenulum, welches die Eichel mit einem weiten, den Hals derselben umgebenen, Praeputium verbindet.
Anatomy is not my forte and I'm feeling rather challenged by this. I have done as much research as my stomach can stand on this and would now appreciate the assistance of a medical mind.
Apologies if it is obvious to those in the know. And many thanks for any assistance.
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4 +5 | crura | David Tracey, PhD |
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crura
'Schenkel' is often translated in the anatomical literature as 'crus' (for the singular) and 'crura' for the plural. Also used in connection with the clitoris (e.g. in the Springer medical dictionary).
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Thanks, David - this sounds like the answer I need. |
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Frosty
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Thanks, Frosty.
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Veronika Neuhold
: also on Wikipedia: "clitoral crura" + "crus of penis" (why not "penile crura"?)
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Thank you, Veronika.
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KARIN ISBELL
: crus - crura also listed in Nöhring Medical
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Thanks, Karin.
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: page 1011 in Gray's Anatomy:http://shortify.com/9914
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Thanks, Johanna.
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SMueller
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Thank you, SMueller.
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Comment: "Thanks for your help, David."
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