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fore·skin

(fôr′skĭn′)

The loose fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis. Also called prepuce.

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foreskin

(ˈfɔːˌskɪn)

(Anatomy) anatomy the nontechnical name for prepuce¹

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fore•skin

(ˈfɔrˌskɪn, ˈfoʊr-)

n.

the prepuce of the penis.

[1535]

foreskin

(or prepuce) Loose skin covering the glans (bulbous end of the shaft of the penis).

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Noun	1.	foreskin - a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris prepuce cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" clitoris, button - a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
	2.	foreskin - a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis prepuce 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, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)

foreskin

noun

Related words
technical name prepuce
adjective preputial

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Translations

غُرْلَه، قُلْفَة العُضو الذَّكَري

prepuci

předkožka

forhud

Vorhaut

prepucio

prépuce

fityma

forhúî

prepuzio

apyvarpė

priekšādiņa

forhud

napletek

prepuţ

predkožka

förhud

sünnet derisi

包皮

foreskin

[ˈfɔːskɪn] N (Anat) → prepucio m

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foreskin

[ˈfɔː^rskɪn] n → prépuce m

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foreskin

n → Vorhaut f

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foreskin

[ˈfɔːˌskɪn] n (Anat) → prepuzio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

foreskin

(ˈfoːskin) noun

the skin that covers the end of the penis.

fore·skin

n. prepucio;

removal of ___ → circuncisión.

V.: prepuce.

foreskin

n prepucio

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Doctors also found he had phimosis, also known as tight foreskin, a condition where the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back over the head of the penis.

Man, 30, left with spherical penis after huge genital cysts caused it to balloon; The patient had to be circumcised before doctors could remove the cysts from under the foreskin

In the Middle Ages, the foreskin of the boy Jesus when he was circumcised was believed to have been preserved and venerated by many.

THE SEARCH FOR THE SPEAR THAT PIERCED JESUS CHRIST

After years of work by a startup operating under the name of Foregen, a team of authors headed by Valeria Purpura has published an important article about successes the team has had in its work toward eventually being able to artificially create foreskin tissue.

Important New Article Published About Steps Toward Artificial Regeneration of Foreskin

Wash your penis every day and be meticulous about cleaning under the foreskin. Use a mild antiseptic cream like savlon to prevent infection.

Why is my penis sore? DR MIRIAM STOPPARD; Helping to keep you fit and healthy

rem' He trousers, his foreskin pulled a powder penis".

Cops find cocky drunk's privates cocaine stash; STRIP SEARCH EYE-OPENER

The foreskin was semi-mobile with moderate erythema and swelling (ballooning) of the prepuce; the meatus was barely visible.

Balanoposthitis in a Toddler

With increased health care costs due to unnecessary studies and knowing that routine pathological assessment of the foreskin after circumcision is not always mandated, we aimed to assess the correlation between the clinical and pathological diagnosis and to assess the need for sending the foreskin for pathological examination.

Routine histopathological examination of the foreskin after circumcision for clinically suspected Lichen sclerosus in children: Is it a waste of resources?

'Some of the immediate benefits are that circumcised children cannot develop phimosis, a condition where the foreskin is too tight and affects the stream of urine,' Onyango said.

Male cut advocates in Nyanza turn their attention to infants

A thoughtful reflection on the presence or absence of a man's prepuce (foreskin) is not a regular part of everyday conversations.

The experience of foreskin restoration: a case study

Circumcision studies conducted on adult HIV-free African men show that removing the foreskin lessens the likelihood of their acquiring HIV from sexual partners.

Circumcision, HIV, and STDs

It'd take a lot more than a bloodless little snip of a foreskin to keep us from the Zabar's platter.