clitoris
noun
cli·to·ris ˈkli-tə-rəs 
kli-ˈtȯr-əs
kli-ˈtȯr-əs plural clitorises also clitorides kli-ˈtȯr-ə-ˌdēz
: 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.
clitoral
ˈkli-tə-rəl
adjective or less commonly clitoric
kli-ˈtȯr-ik
-ˈtär-
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek kleitoris
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing clitoris
Medical Definition
clitoris
noun
cli·to·ris ˈklit-ə-rəs kli-ˈtȯr-əs
kli-ˈtȯr-əs plural clitorises also clitorides kli-ˈtȯr-ə-ˌdēz
: 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.