pseudopenis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ penis

Noun

pseudopenis (plural pseudopenes)

  1. (anatomy) The enlarged clitoris of the female of various species including spotted hyena, binturong, and lemur.
  2. Anything that resembles a penis in form or function.
    • 2012, Wolf Eicher, Götz Kockott, Sexology, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN:
      The use of hard plastic rods with increasing diameters, a sort of pseudopenis, can be useful, provided it is explained to the woman that these rods are not used to dilate her vagina but are a means of training the relaxation of her pelvic muscles and of getting these muscles under control.
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