Labioscrotal swelling | |
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![]() Stages in the development of the external sexual organs in the male and female. | |
Details | |
Precursor | Genital tubercle |
Gives rise to | Labia majora, scrotum |
System | Reproductive system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | tuberculum labioscrotale |
TE | swelling_by_E5.7.4.0.1.0.4 E5.7.4.0.1.0.4 |
Anatomical terminology |
The labioscrotal swellings (genital swellings or labioscrotal folds) are paired structures in the mammalian embryo that represent the final stage of development of the caudal end of the external genitals before sexual differentiation. In humans, the two swellings merge:
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 1214 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)