clitoral hood

clitoral hood (plural clitoral hoods)

1. (anatomy) A prepuce or fold of skin that surrounds the clitoris; homologous with the male foreskin.

   Synonyms: clitoral foreskin, clitoral prepuce, praeputium clitoridis

   • 2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times‎:

     With a Q-tip, Dr. Rubin probes each part of the vulva for pain, pointing out the labia minora, labia majora and vaginal opening as her patient follows along. Then, she checks under the clitoral hood for adhesions or other skin conditions.