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Pudendal cleft

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Pudendal cleft
Anterior view of human female pelvis, pubic hair removed, revealing the cleft of Venus
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Latinrima pudendi
TA98A09.2.01.006
TA23552
FMA19995
Anatomical terminology

The pudendal cleft (also called the cleft of Venus, pudendal fissure, pudendal cleavage, pudendal slit, urogenital cleft, vulvar slit, rima vulvae, or rima pudendi[1]) is a part of the vulva, the furrow at the base of the mons pubis where it divides to form the labia majora. The name cleft of Venus is a reference to the Roman goddess of love, Venus.

In human females, the clitoral hood and labia minora protrude into the pudendal cleft to a greater or lesser extent. Given this diversity and the frequent portrayal of the pudendal cleft without protrusion in art and pornography, there has been a rise in the popularity of labiaplasty, surgery to alter the labia.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Gould, George M. (1936). Brownslow, C. V (ed.). Gould's Pocket Pronouncing Medical Dictionary (10th ed.). P. Blakinston's Son & C., Inc.
  2. ^ Rowenna Davis (27 February 2011). "Labiaplasty surgery increase blamed on pornography". Life and style. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-03. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2014-12-07 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)