prepuce

American  

[pree-pyoos] / ˈpri pyus /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.

2. a similar covering of the clitoris.

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prepuce British  

/ ˈpriːpjuːs, priːˈpjuːʃəl /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: foreskin.  the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

2. a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

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Other Word Forms

• preputial adjective
• subpreputial adjective

Etymology

Origin of prepuce

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin praepūtium

Example Sentences

A surgical procedure called circumcision, often performed for religious or social reasons, removes the prepuce, typically within days of birth.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

However, in the September issue of Pediatrics, the AAP rediscovered its disenchantment with the prepuce.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2013

The nature of the disease, in either the prepuce or the glans, is masked by a phimosis....

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

In bulls the eruption is situated on the prepuce and the end of the penis, and consists of pimples, vesicles, and ulcers, as in cows.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Claparède mentions a case in the practice of M. Dumèril, in which the stone extracted from the prepuce weighed two hundred and twenty-five grammes, or about eight ounces.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles