PHIMOSIS


Meaning of PHIMOSIS in English

[ fʌɪ'məʊsɪs ]

■ noun Medicine a congenital narrowing of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be retracted.

Derivatives

phimotic adjective

Origin

C17: mod. L., from Gk, lit. 'muzzling'.

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