Clitoral hood

In female human anatomy, the clitoral hood, or prepuce, is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoris. It develops as part of the labia minora and is homologous with the foreskin (prepuce) in male genitals.

See also

• female genitals
• clitoridotomy: removal or splitting of the clitoral hood
• Frenulum clitoridis (or crus glandis clitoridis): a frenulum surrounding the clitoris