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phi·mo·sis

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–noun, plural -ses

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1.	constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.

2.	a similar condition involving the clitoris.

3.	narrowness of the vagina.

[Origin: 1665–75; < NL phīmōsis < Gk phīmsis lit., a muzzling, equiv. to phīmō-, verbid s. of phīmoûn to muzzle + -sis -sis

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phi·mot·ic

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phi·mo·sis Audio Help (fī-mō'sĭs, fĭ-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. phi·mo·ses (-sēz)
An abnormal constriction of the foreskin that prevents it from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.

[New Latin phīmōsis, from Greek, a muzzling, phimosis, from phīmoun, to muzzle, from phīmos, muzzle.]

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phimosis
noun
an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans

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phimosis phi·mo·sis (fī-mō'sĭs, fĭ-)
n. pl. phi·mo·ses (-sēz)
An abnormal constriction of the foreskin that prevents it from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.

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Main Entry: phi·mo·sis
Pronunciation: fI-'mO-s&s, fi-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural phi·mo·ses /-"sEz/
: tightness or constriction of the orifice of the prepuce arising either congenitally or from inflammation, congestion, or other postnatal causes and making it impossibleto bare the glans

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Phimosis

Phi*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a muzzling, fr. ? muzzle.] (Med.) A condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis.

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