phimosis

[ fahy-moh-sis, fi- ]

noun,plural phi·mo·ses

[fahy-moh-seez, fi-]. /faɪˈmoʊ siz, fɪ-/. Pathology.

constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
a similar condition involving the clitoris.

narrowness of the vagina.

Origin of phimosis

1665–75; <New Latin phīmōsis<Greek phīmṓsis literally, a muzzling, equivalent to phīmō-, verbid stem of phīmoûn to muzzle + -sis-sis

Other words from phimosis

phi·mot·ic [fahy-mot-ik, fi-], /faɪˈmɒt ɪk, fɪ-/, adjective

Words Nearby phimosis

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How to use phimosis in a sentence

Soft sores are often complicated by phimosis and balanitis, and they frequently lead to infection of the glands in the groin.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
All cases of phimosis should be operated upon in infancy, by complete or partial circumcision.
The Sexual Question | August Forel
phimosis, or narrowness of the opening of the prepuce is nearly always of embryonic origin.
The Sexual Question | August Forel
A remedy which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision, especially when there is any degree of phimosis.
Plain Facts for Old and Young | John Harvey Kellogg
phimosis is an ancient attendant on our inheritance of the prepuce, we being, in fact, born with it; this is the rule.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present | Peter Charles Remondino

British Dictionary definitions for phimosis

phimosis

/ (faɪˈməʊsɪs) /

noun

abnormal tightness of the foreskin, preventing its being retracted over the tip of the penis

Origin of phimosis

C17: via New Latin from Greek: a muzzling, from phimos a muzzle

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