. The science and art of midwifery. and protected bythe labia majora. In the vulva hians, the labia minora acquire, fromexposure to the atmosphere, a dirty-bluish color, and take on the prop-erties of the cutis. In Hottentot and Bushman women, they some-times reach the length of eight inches, and constitute the so-calledHottentot apron. Each labium minus splits anteriorly into two folds, of which theouter joins the corresponding one of the opposite side to form a coverfor the clitoris, the prceputium. clitoridis. The lower folds convergeto meet beneath the lower border of the glans clitoridis,
. The science and art of midwifery. and protected bythe labia majora. In the vulva hians, the labia minora acquire, fromexposure to the atmosphere, a dirty-bluish color, and take on the prop-erties of the cutis. In Hottentot and Bushman women, they some-times reach the length of eight inches, and constitute the so-calledHottentot apron. Each labium minus splits anteriorly into two folds, of which theouter joins the corresponding one of the opposite side to form a coverfor the clitoris, the prceputium. clitoridis. The lower folds convergeto meet beneath the lower border of the glans clitoridis, and form thefrenulum of the clitoris. This attachment serves to bring the clitorisforward into contact with the penis, as the labia minora are pressedinward during copulation. The labia minora meet posteriorly, in most instances, and form athin circular band, the frenulum vulvce or fourchette. The fourchettehas usually been regarded as the posterior commissure of the labiamajora ; but this view Luschka has shown to be incorrect. \.
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