foreskin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foreskin
1525–35; fore- + skin; probably on the model of German Vorhaut (Luther); cf. prepuce
Example Sentences
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While people with phimosis are often incapable of moving the foreskin back from the head, “Score 1” phimosis refers to a retractable foreskin that is tight behind the head.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2021
Intactivists and foreskin reclaimers are speaking up in higher numbers, but many will not.
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2019
Like many people, Lesley admits she knew very little about the foreskin or circumcision before her son died.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2019
According to Liu, “the cytokines can play roles such as recruiting immune cells to foreskin, and the immune cells themselves are what HIV infects.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2017
In recent years, using tissue samples from themselves, their families, and their patients, scientists had grown cells of all kinds—prostate cancer, appendix, foreskin, even bits of human cornea—often with surprising ease.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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