Prepuce vs Apellous - What's the difference?
prepuce | apellous |
(anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the tip (glans) of the penis.
(anatomy) The corresponding part of the clitoris.
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
In anatomy terms the difference between prepuce and apellous
is that prepuce is the corresponding part of the clitoris while apellous is not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.As a noun prepuce
is the foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the tip (glans) of the penis.As an adjective apellous is
not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.prepuce
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* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- 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
