pudic

[L. pudicus modest, fr. pudere to be ashamed: cf. F. pudique.]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the external organs of generation.

Of or relating to the external human genitialia.

Pertaining to the pudendum.

• p. block — anesthesia produced by blocking the pudendal nerves, accomplished by injection of the local anesthetic into the tuberosity of the ischium.
• p. fissure — see rima pudendi.
• internal p. block — local nerve block used mostly for exteriorizing the bull's penis for examination or treatment. The hypodermic needle is introduced through the ischiorectal fossa and directed to the nerve by a hand in the rectum.