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=== Frenulum === {{Infobox anatomy | Name = Clitoral frenulum | Latin = frenulum clitoridis | Image = External clitoris.jpg | Caption = Frenulum of the clitoris located at 3 | Image2 = | Caption2 = }} The '''clitoral frenulum''' or '''frenum''' ('''''frenulum clitoridis''''' and '''''crus glandis clitoridis''''' in Latin; the former meaning "little bridle")<ref name=Mohamed>{{cite book|last=Baky Fahmy|first=Mohamed|title = Normal and Abnormal Prepuce | publisher = Springer International Publishing |year = 2020|pages=269β283|access-date = October 29, 2023 |isbn= 978-3-03037-621-5 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FkHVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA282}}</ref> is a medial band of tissue formed between the undersurface of the glans and the top ends of the labia minora.<ref name=Mohamed/><ref name="Sloane_O'Connell_Crooks_Ginger" /> It is homologous to the [[penile frenulum]] in males.<ref name=Mohamed/> The frenulum's main function is to maintain the clitoris in its innate position.<ref name=Mohamed/>
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