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foreskin
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fore·skin  (fôrskn, fr-)
n.
The loose fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis. Also called prepuce.

foreskin [ˈfɔːˌskɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the nontechnical name for prepuce [1] Related adj preputial
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foreskin - a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
clit, clitoris, button - a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
2.foreskin - a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
penis, phallus, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)

foreskin noun
Related words
technical name prepuce
adjective preputial
Translations
foreskin [ˈfɔːskɪn] N (Anat) → prepucio m

foreskin [ˈfɔːrskɪn] nprépuce m

foreskin
nVorhaut f

foreskin [ˈfɔːˌskɪn] n (Anat) → prepuzio
foreskin [ˈfɔːˌskɪn] n (Anat) → prepuzio

foreskin
n foreskin [ˈfoːskin]
the skin that covers the end of the penis. voorhuid غُرْلَه، قُلْفَة العُضو الذَّكَري кожата покриваща главата на пенис předkožka forhud die Vorhaut ακροποσθία prepucio eesnahk پیش پوست؛ غلفه esinahka prépuce עוֹרלָה ऊपरी चमड़ी prepucij fityma kulup forhúð prepuzio 包皮 (음경의) 포피 apyvarpė priekšādiņa kulup voorhuid forhud napletek prepúcio prepuţ крайняя плоть predkožka prepucij kožica förhud หนังหุ้มปลายองคชาติ sünnet derisi 包皮 крайня плоть ذکر کے حشوے کا غلاف bao quy đầu


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Normal human fibroblast strains, NHF1, NHF3, and NHF10, were derived from neonatal foreskins and established in secondary culture according to established methods (Maher et al.
Genesis 17:11 contains the Torah command: "You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
Circumcised men are becoming more aware of what they have lost through circumcision, and a growing number are attempting to restore their foreskins with devices that help stretch the skin of the penis and restore sensitivity to the glans.
 
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