genital fold


ur·o·gen·i·tal ridge

one of the paired longitudinal ridges developing in the dorsal body wall of the embryo on either side of the dorsal mesentery; the ridge is formed at first by the growing mesonephros and later by the mesonephros and the gonad. Synonym(s): genital fold, wolffian ridge

genital fold

(1) Gonadal crest; crista gonadalis [NE3]. 
(2) Mesonephric crest; crista mesophrica [NE3].

genital fold

A fold of skin in the embryo on each side of the genital tubercle that develops into the labia minora in females. See also: fold