Primordial phallus

Phallus
Stages in the development of the external sexual organs in the male and female.
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Latin	phallus primordialis
Code	TE E5.7.4.0.1.0.2
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

In embryology, the primordial phallus refers to the clitoris of a female or the penis in the male, particularly during fetal development of the urinary and reproductive organs, before sexual differentiation is evident. This is also the case for the immature male analog, the immature glans penis.

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Development of the reproductive system

Precursors	Mesoderm intermediate lateral plate Endoderm Cloaca Urogenital sinus Ectoderm Cloacal membrane

Internal	Development of the gonads Gonadal ridge Pronephric duct Mesonephric duct Paramesonephric duct Vaginal plate Definitive urogenital sinus

External	Genital tubercle Labioscrotal swelling Primordial phallus Gubernaculum Peritoneum Processus vaginalis Canal of Nuck

See also	List of related male and female reproductive organs Prenatal development Embryogenesis

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