phimosis
/fʌɪˈməʊsɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A congenital narrowing of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be retracted.Circumcision will prevent several conditions that cause an accumulation of fluid and swelling around the foreskin and glans, as well as a problem known as phimosis, which is the inability to retract the foreskin....
- Paraphimosis must be distinguished from phimosis, a nonemergency condition in which the foreskin cannot be pulled back.
- If you have phimosis and you keep getting repeat attacks of balanitis, then circumcision (removal of the foreskin) may be considered.
Derivatives
phimotic
- This site discusses phimosis in its specific forms of phimotic ring, frenulum breve, adhesions or skinbridges.
- On an uncircumcized penis (only), a phimotic ring is a hardened, calloused or keratinized ring at the end (tip) of the foreskin.
Origin
Late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally 'muzzling'.
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