noun
- Plural of clitoris; the small, sensitive erectile organ in female mammals, located at the anterior junction of the labia minora.
Usage: anatomical term; medical/scientific context
Examples
- In human anatomy, the clitorides of different individuals vary in size and sensitivity.
- Medical textbooks describe the structure and function of clitorides in detail.
- The study examined clitorides across multiple primate species.
- Anatomical illustrations show the location of clitorides in female reproductive anatomy.