Phallus (embryology)

Phallus (embryology)

Infobox Embryology
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Caption = Stages in the development of the external sexual organs in the male and female.


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In embryology, the phallus refers to the clitoris of a female, particularly during fetal development of the urinary and reproductive organs, before sexual differentiation is evident. This is also the case for the immature male analog, the immature glans penis.

ee also

* Aphallia

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