labioscrotal

labioscrotal
la·bio·scro·tal -'skrōt-əl adj relating to or being a swelling or ridge on each side of the embryonic rudiment of the penis or clitoris which develops into one of the scrotal sacs in the male and one of the labia majora in the female

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