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
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 Forel, Auguste
After turning back the inner fold of the prepuce, the parts are covered with a small, square bandage, with an aperture to admit the passage of the glans.
From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles
Infibulation was practiced in two ways,—by a ring through the prepuce or by a bandage around it.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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