praeputium clitoridis

noun

The clitoral hood

“Coordinate term: praeputium penis”

Meanings

nounpraeputium clitoridis (plural praeputia clitoridis)

plural praeputia clitoridis

  1. anatomyThe clitoral hood

    Coordinate term: praeputium penis

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latinpraeputium clitoridis“prepuce of the clitoris”
  2. Englishpraeputium clitoridis

Directly from Latin praeputium clitoridis (“prepuce of the clitoris”), clitoridis being a genitive.

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