clitoral hood

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Noun

clitoral hood (plural clitoral hoods)

  1. A fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoris, homologous with the male foreskin; the female prepuce.
    Synonyms: clitoral foreskin, clitoral prepuce, praeputium clitoridis
    • 2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times‎:
      With a Q-tip, Dr. Rubin probes each part of the vulva for pain, pointing out the labia minora, labia majora and vaginal opening as her patient follows along. Then, she checks under the clitoral hood for adhesions or other skin conditions.

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