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clitoris
/klaɪˈtɔɹɪs/
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What does clitoris mean?
noun
- A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
- A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of female amniotes.
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IPA pronunciation
/klaɪˈtɔɹɪs/
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The corpora cavernosa of the male and the clitoris of the female being suddenly distended with blood, it is impossible to withdraw either of them until the turgescence of the parts has entirely ceased.
Morgagni describes a supernumerary left nympha, and Petit is accredited with seeing a case which exhibited neither nymphae, clitoris, nor urinary meatus.