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
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Etymology
Origin of prepuce
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin praepūtium
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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
Phimosis, or narrowness of the opening of the prepuce is nearly always of embryonic origin.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
The effects of long-continued mutilations are not inherited, but Darwin cites as a possible case the Mahommedans of Celebes, in whom the prepuce is very small.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
It is quite conceivable that early observation led him to regard the prepuce as a hindrance.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
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