Posterior commissure of labia

Commissura posterior labiorum

  • Latin synonym: Commissura labiorum posterior
  • Related terms: Posterior commissure

Definition

Posteriorly the labia are not really joined, but appear to become lost in the neighboring integument, ending close to, and nearly parallel with, each other. Together with the connecting skin between them, they form the posterior labial commissure or posterior boundary of the pudendum.

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