Prepuce , or as an adjective, preputial , refers to two
homologous structures of male and female genitals:
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Foreskin
In male Human body, human anatomy, the foreskin, also known as the prepuce (), is the double-layered fold of Human skin, skin, Mucous membrane, mucosal and Muscle tissue, muscular tissue at the distal end of the human penis that covers the glans ...
, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the penis in humans
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Penile sheath
Almost all mammal penises have foreskins or prepuces. In non-human mammals, the prepuce is sometimes called the penile sheath or preputial sheath.
In koalas, the foreskin contains naturally occurring bacteria that play an important role in fer ...
, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the penis in other mammals
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Clitoral hood
In female humans and other mammals, the clitoral hood (also called preputium clitoridis, clitoral prepuce, and clitoral foreskin) is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the glans of the clitoris; it also covers the external clitoral shaft ...
, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the clitoris in humans
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Clitoral sheath, skin surrounding and protecting the head of the clitoris in other mammals
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