prepuce
the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
a similar covering of the clitoris.
Origin of prepuce
1Other words from prepuce
- pre·pu·tial [pri-pyoo-shuhl], /prɪˈpyu ʃəl/, adjective
- sub·pre·pu·tial, adjective
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How to use prepuce in a sentence
Not infrequently when the preputial condition is not nearly so bad this operation may also be at least advisable if not necessary.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshPreputial calculus (calculus in the sheath, or bilocular cavity).
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of AgricultureThe stuffed scrotal pouch and hair projecting downward about the preputial opening clearly show the animal to have been a male.
American Weasels | E. Raymond HallHere we have suggestions of a preventive to onanism, and a cure to male impotence when due to preputial interference.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present | Peter Charles RemondinoOne of the cases was in a boy ten years old, with very firm preputial adhesions and a high grade of inflammation of the parts.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present | Peter Charles Remondino
British Dictionary definitions for prepuce
/ (ˈpriːpjuːs) /
the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis: Nontechnical name: foreskin
a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
Origin of prepuce
1Derived forms of prepuce
- preputial (priːˈpjuːʃəl), adjective
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