clitorises
Female pleasure centers
Clitorises is the plural of clitoris, the small erectile organ at the front of the vulva, the primary site of female sexual pleasure.
The organ contains thousands of nerve endings and becomes engorged during arousal.
An alternative plural, clitorides, follows the Greek pattern but sounds pedantic in most contexts.
Rounded anatomical terminus
- hoodAttached head covering
- prepuceFold covering glans
- frenulumSmall tissue fold restricting movement
- labiaVulvar skin folds
vulva · crura · vestibule · pudendal nerve · shaft · foreskin · genital · suspensory ligament
Peak sexual pleasure
- stimulationEvoking a response
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- erogenousSexually sensitive to touch
sensitivity · masturbation · foreplay · vibrator · engorgement · erection · climax · sensation
Pathological clitoral enlargement
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- phimosisTight, non-retractable foreskin
- intersexAtypical sex development
examination · sensitivity · atrophy · irritation · inflammation · painful · swelling · cysts
Instruction about human reproduction
- reproductive anatomyOrgans enabling biological procreation
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- labeledMarked for identification
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
research · discovery · O'Connell · sonography · MRI imaging · anatomical model · scientific study · misconceptions
glans
Rounded anatomical terminus
labia · vulva · crura · vestibule · pudendal nerve · shaft · foreskin · genital · suspensory ligament
orgasm
Peak sexual pleasure
- stimulationEvoking a response
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
erogenous · sensitivity · masturbation · foreplay · vibrator · engorgement · erection · climax · sensation · excitation
clitoromegaly
Pathological clitoral enlargement
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
- phimosisTight, non-retractable foreskin
intersex · examination · sensitivity · atrophy · irritation · inflammation · painful · swelling · cysts
sex education
Instruction about human reproduction
- reproductive anatomyOrgans enabling biological procreation
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- labeledMarked for identification
dissection · research · discovery · O'Connell · sonography · MRI imaging · anatomical model · scientific study · misconceptions · underresearched