r/mildlypenis • u/katycrush • 17d ago

Body Part Complete with banjo string

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My son got scratched at school and also seems to have had a mild allergic reaction to the plaster I put on it… so now he has a nice red penis on his chest, complete with banjo string.

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u/Head_Researcher_3049 17d ago

It's called a raphe, the dark line up the penis.

"The raphe of the penis is a narrow, dark streak or ridge continuous posteriorly with the raphe of the scrotum and extending forward along the midline on the ventral surface of the penis."

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u/katycrush 16d ago

Well now I know! I assumed it had a medical term but I think ‘banjo string’ is a common reference in the UK (or maybe that’s just me?!)

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u/Aggressive_Side1105 16d ago

Banjo string is the frenulum which is what attaches the foreskin to the rest of the penis. I guess most Americans don’t have foreskins so don’t have banjo strings 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think raphe is the ridge down the shaft.