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phi⋅mo⋅sis

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

Related forms:
phi⋅mot⋅ic  [fahy-mot-ik, fi-] , adjective
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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 (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.

phimotic phi·mot·ic (fī-mŏt'ĭk, fĭ-)
adj.
Relating to phimosis.

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