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Phimosis vs Prepuce - What's the difference?

phimosis | prepuce |

As nouns the difference between phimosis and prepuce

is that phimosis is a contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted while prepuce is the foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the tip (glans) of the penis.

phimosis

English

(wikipedia phimosis)

Noun

(phimoses)
  • (medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
  • * 1762 , Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman , Penguin 2003, p. 361:
    • ’Twill end in a phimosis'' , replied Dr. ''Slop .

    prepuce

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the tip (glans) of the penis.
    • 1922', Jehovah, collector of '''prepuces , is no more. — James Joyce, ''Ulysses
    1985', But there are a fair number of halfway Jews – you know, those who want God without having to have their '''prepuces torn off to get him. — Anthony Burgess, ''Kingdom of the Wicked
  • (anatomy) The corresponding part of the clitoris.

    • Synonyms

    * foreskin * preputium * akroposthion * (part of the clitoris) clitoral hood * See also

    Derived terms

    * preputiotomy

    See also

    * circumcise, circumcision

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    External links

    * (Foreskin) ----