prepuce
Americannoun
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the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
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a similar covering of the clitoris.
noun
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Nontechnical name: foreskin. the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of prepuce
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin praepūtium
Example Sentences
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A surgical procedure called circumcision, often performed for religious or social reasons, removes the prepuce, typically within days of birth.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
However, in the September issue of Pediatrics, the AAP rediscovered its disenchantment with the prepuce.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2013
He has found the prepuce absent in 15 cases; partly wanting in 200, and slightly developed in 2,200 cases.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
As babyhood advances in boyhood and boyhood into youth, the prepuce gradually becomes lax and distensible, and in proportion to the existence of these conditions it also loses in its length.
From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Peter Charles Remondino
The prepuce is often too narrow so that it cannot be withdrawn behind the glans.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
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