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Medical Definition of Labioscrotal swellings
1. Paired primordial elevations flanking the genital tubercle and the urogenital orifice of the embryo; they develop into the labioscrotal folds, which become the labia majora in the female and unite to form the scrotal pouch of the male. Synonym: labioscrotal swellings. Hunger swelling, starvation oedema caused by many factors, primarily reduced serum albumin. Labial swelling, the female embryonic genital swelling which elongates to become the definitive labium majus. See: genital swellings. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Labioscrotal Swellings
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