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foreskin

American

[fawr-skin, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌskɪn, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

the prepuce of the penis.

foreskin British

/ ˈfɔːˌskɪn /

noun

anatomy the nontechnical name for prepuce

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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

His son's foreskin did not retract as he got older, so Marvin took him to a doctor when he was 11.

From BBC • May 11, 2019

We have had snail gels, vampire facials and Oprah once even endorsed a skin cream made with human foreskin.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2018

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

Immediately after the blow had been delivered, an assistant who follows the circumcision master takes the foreskin that is on the ground and ties it to a comer of your blanket.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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