[fahy-moh-sis, fi-] 
[-seez] . Pathology. | 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. |
sis lit., a muzzling, equiv. to phīmō-, verbid s. of phīmoûn to muzzle + -sis -sis 
[fahy-mot-ik, fi-] , adjective | 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. [New Latin phīmōsis, from Greek, a muzzling, phimosis, from phīmoun, to muzzle, from phīmos, muzzle.] |
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.