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.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of phimosis
1665–75; < New Latin phīmōsis < Greek phīmṓsis literally, a muzzling, equivalent to phīmō-, verbid stem of phīmoûn to muzzle + -sis -sis
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
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 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
The nature of the disease, in either the prepuce or the glans, is masked by a phimosis....
From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles
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