phallus

phallus definition - medical

phal·lus (fălˈəs)

noun pl. phal·lus·es or phal·li (fălˈīˌ)
  1. The penis.
  2. The sexually undifferentiated tissue in an embryo that becomes the penis or clitoris.
  3. The immature penis considered in psychoanalysis as the libidinal object of infantile sexuality in the male.

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