clit|o|ris

clit|o|ris
clit|o|ris «KLIHT uhr ihs, KLY tuhr-», noun.
a small, erectile organ at the forward part of the vulva of the female of most mammals. It is homologous with the penis of the male.
[< New Latin clitoris < Greek kleitorís, perhaps < kleíein shut, close in]

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  • ris — ad·el·phoc·o·ris; ag·a·ris·ti·dae; alec·to·ris; am·pho·ris·kos; am·y·ris; anach·a·ris; an·a·gy·ris; an·ti·a·ris; an·ti·pe·ris·ta·sis; ao·ris·tic; aph·o·ris·mat·ic; aph·o·ris·mic; apho·ris·mos; aph·o·ris·tic; apri·o·ris·tic; ar·ris; ar·ris·ways;… …   English syllables

  • clitoris — clit·o·ris …   English syllables

  • clitoris — clit•o•ris [[t]ˈklɪt ər ɪs, klɪˈtɔr ɪs, ˈtoʊr [/t]] n. pl. clit•o•ris•es, cli•to•ri•des [[t]klɪˈtɔr ɪˌdiz, ˈtoʊr [/t]] anat. the small erectile organ of the vulva • Etymology: 1605–15; < Gk kleitorís, akin to kleíein to shut clit′o•ral,… …   From formal English to slang

  • clitoris — clit|o|ris [ˈklıtərıs] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek kleitoris] a small part of a woman s outer sexual organs, where she can feel sexual pleasure …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • clitoris — clit|o|ris [ klıtərıs ] noun count a woman s sexual organ just above her VAGINA that gives a lot of sexual pleasure when it is touched …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Clitoris — A small mass of erectile tissue situated at the anterior apex of the vestibule. * * * A cylindric, erectile body, rarely exceeding 2 cm in length, situated at the most anterior portion of the vulva and projecting between the branched limbs or… …   Medical dictionary

  • macroclitoris — mac·ro·clit·o·ris (mak″ro klitґo ris) clitoromegaly …   Medical dictionary

  • megaloclitoris — meg·a·lo·clit·o·ris (meg″ə lo klitґo ris) clitoromegaly …   Medical dictionary

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