genital swelling

Term ID

UBERON:0011754

Synonyms

• labioscrotal swelling
• tuberculum labioscrotale

Definition

Paired structures in the embryo that represent the final stage of development of the caudal end of the external genitals before sexual differentiation. In both males and females the two swellings merge: in the female, they become the posterior labial commissure; In the male, they become the scrotum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labioscrotal_swelling

References

• EMAPA:30074
• EMAPA:35377
• Labioscrotal:swelling
• VHOG:0000976

Ontology

Uberon Ontology