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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
Noun
Anat the fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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)
Translations
foreskin [ˈfɔːskɪn] n (ANAT) → prepucio

foreskin [ˈfɔːskɪn] n (Anat) → prépuce m

foreskin [ˈfɔːskɪn] n (Anat) → Vorhaut f

foreskin [ˈfɔːskɪn] 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(包皮) 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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325), I have yet to read a single study regarding the alleged benefits of circumcision that acknowledges that the foreskin is erogenous tissue.
With male patients, vesicles develop on the glans, foreskin and shaft of the penis.
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.
 
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