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prepuce

[pree-pyoos]

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noun Anatomy.

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

a similar covering of the clitoris.

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

Related forms

pre·pu·tial

[pri-pyoo-shuhl] , adjective

sub·pre·pu·tial, adjective

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World English Dictionary

prepuce (ˈpriːpjuːs)

—n
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

[C14: from Latin praepūtium]

preputial

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

prepuce

c.1400, from O.Fr. prepuce, from L. præputium "foreskin," possibly from præ- "before" + *putos "penis."

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

prepuce pre·puce (prē'py&oomacr;s')
n.