clitoris

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cli·to·ris | \ ˈkli-tə-rəs

, kli-ˈtȯr-əs

plural clitorises also clitorides\ kli-ˈtȯr-ə-ˌdēz

Definition of clitoris

: a female erogenous organ that consists of an externally visible, highly innervated small conical structure or glans that lies at the anterior junction of the labia minora above the urethral opening and is continuous internally with a short body of paired cylinders of vascular, erectile tissue which branch into curved extensions or crura attaching to the undersurface of the pubic bones and with two elongated masses of erectile tissue situated near each side of the vaginal and urethral openings

Note: The clitoris develops from the same embryonic mass of tissue as the penis.

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clitoris

noun

cli·to·ris | \ ˈklit-ə-rəs

, kli-ˈtȯr-əs

plural clitorises also clitorides\ kli-ˈtȯr-ə-ˌdēz

Medical Definition of clitoris

: a female erogenous organ that consists of an externally visible, highly innervated small conical structure or glans that lies at the anterior junction of the labia minora above the urethral opening and is continuous internally with a short body of paired cylinders of vascular, erectile corpus cavernosum tissue which branch into curved extensions or crura attaching to the pubic arch and with two elongated masses of erectile tissue (the bulb of the vestibule) situated near each side of the vaginal and urethral openings

Note: The clitoris develops from the same embryonic mass of tissue as the penis.

Other Words from clitoris

clitoral \ ˈklit-ə-rəl

\ also clitoric \ kli-ˈtȯr-ik, -ˈtär-

\ adjective