phimosis
Americannoun
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constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
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a similar condition involving the clitoris.
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narrowness of the vagina.
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Origin of phimosis
1665–75; < New Latin phīmōsis < Greek phīmṓsis literally, a muzzling, equivalent to phīmō-, verbid stem of phīmoûn to muzzle + -sis -sis
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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
Marvin was successfully treated for phimosis as a child using steroid cream, and he is concerned some consultants might be advising circumcision unnecessarily.
From BBC ● May 11, 2019
“The old phimosis excuse,” no one called it ever.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2019
The most common reason coded for boys aged 1 and older was phimosis, or an unretracted foreskin, which could be noted for medical or nonmedical reasons.
From Forbes ● Oct. 27, 2014
Soft sores are often complicated by phimosis and balanitis, and they frequently lead to infection of the glands in the groin.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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