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
Vidal mentions having operated on a number of cases of this deformity of the prepuce in various degrees of growth.
From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles
It is accompanied with a little purulent discharge from the prepuce, itching, and difficulty in urinating.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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
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