prepuce

[ pree-pyoos ]

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

  2. a similar covering of the clitoris.

Origin of prepuce

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Latin praepūtium

Other words from prepuce

  • pre·pu·tial [pri-pyoo-shuhl], /prɪˈpyu ʃəl/, adjective
  • sub·pre·pu·tial, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for prepuce

prepuce

/ (ˈpriːpjuːs) /


noun
  1. the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis: Nontechnical name: foreskin

  2. a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

Origin of prepuce

1
C14: from Latin praepūtium

Derived forms of prepuce

  • preputial (priːˈpjuːʃəl), adjective

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