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phimosis
[ fahy-moh-sis, fi- ]
noun
- constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- a similar condition involving the clitoris.
- narrowness of the vagina.
phimosis
/ faɪˈməʊsɪs /
noun
- abnormal tightness of the foreskin, preventing its being retracted over the tip of the penis
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Other Words From
- phi·mot·ic [fahy-, mot, -ik, fi-], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phimosis1
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Example Sentences
Soft sores are often complicated by phimosis and balanitis, and they frequently lead to infection of the glands in the groin.
All cases of phimosis should be operated upon in infancy, by complete or partial circumcision.
Phimosis, or narrowness of the opening of the prepuce is nearly always of embryonic origin.
A remedy which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision, especially when there is any degree of phimosis.
Phimosis is an ancient attendant on our inheritance of the prepuce, we being, in fact, born with it; this is the rule.
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