prepuce

American  

[pree-pyoos] / ˈpri pjus /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.

2. a similar covering of the clitoris.

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prepuce British  

/ ˈpriːpjuːs /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: foreskin. the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

2. a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

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Other Word Forms

• preputial
  adjective
• subpreputial
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of prepuce

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin praepūtium

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Example Sentences

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prepuce

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

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 Peter Charles Remondino

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 Peter Charles Remondino

The Tonga Islanders split the prepuce on the dorsum with a piece of bamboo or of shell.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Peter Charles Remondino

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