Prepuce , or as an adjective, preputial , refers to two homologous structures of male and female genitals:
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Clitoral hood
In the female human body, the clitoral hood (also called preputium clitoridis and clitoral prepuce) is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the clitoral glans, glans of the clitoris; it also covers the external shaft of the clitoris, develop ...
, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the clitoris
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Foreskin
In male human anatomy, the foreskin, also known as the prepuce, is the double-layered fold of skin, mucosal and muscular tissue at the distal end of the human penis that covers the glans and the urinary meatus. The foreskin is attached to the g ...
, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the penis in humans
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Penile sheath
Almost all mammal penises have foreskins or prepuce, although in non-human cases the foreskin is usually a sheath (sometimes called the ''preputial sheath'', ''praeputium'' or ''penile sheath'') into which the whole penis is retracted. In koalas, ...
, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the penis in other animals
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