Prepuce
From Wikinfo
The prepuce is a retractable piece of skin which covers part of the genitals of primates and other mammals.
- On a male, this covers the head of the penis (the glans penis). See foreskin.
- On a female, it surrounds and protects the clitoris.
The clitoral hood, or prepuce, is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoris.
See also
- Female circumcision, in particular the section on clitoridotomy (removal or splitting of the clitoral hood)
Links
- long, detailed anatomy article -- easily readable by the layman -- from a website that opposes male circumcision
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Prepuce" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepuce, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
