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Main Entry: para·phi·mo·sis
Pronunciation: -fI-'mO-s&s, -fi-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural para·phi·mo·ses /-"sEz/
: a condition in which the foreskin is retracted behind the glans penis and cannot be replaced
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paraphimosis par·a·phi·mo·sis (pār'ə-fī-mō'sĭs)
n.

  1. Constriction of the glans penis by a phimotic foreskin, which has been retracted behind the corona. Also called capistration.

  2. Retraction of the lid behind a protruding eyeball.

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