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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After experiencing some problems with bleeding and tearing, I had been diagnosed with phimosis, a condition in which the foreskin retracts with difficulty or not at all.
From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2019
As boys get older, their foreskin usually starts to separate from the head of the penis.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2019
Our son is uncircumcised, and we were lucky and took for granted that his doctors all knew to only “clean what’s seen” and to otherwise leave the foreskin alone.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 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 many parts of the world and in many traditions, boys have the foreskin cut back or removed from the glans of the penis.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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