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
They sometimes result from external stimuli, especially of a pathological nature, such as a strictured prepuce, or inflammatory states of the penis.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Paul, Eden
Repeated attacks of herpes preputialis and some consequent point of induration are looked upon by Petit-Radel, Chauvin, and Bernard as frequent starting-points for the cancerous affection of the prepuce.
From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles
According to Dr. Emmet Holt, the eminent pediatrician, about one male baby in four or five is born with an elongated or tight prepuce that needs surgical attention.
From Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life by Bigelow, Maurice Alpheus
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