PHIMOSIS


Meaning of PHIMOSIS in English

fīˈmōsə̇s, fə̇ˈ- noun

( plural phimo·ses -ōˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phimōsis muzzling, stopping up of an orifice, contraction of the prepuce, from phimos muzzle

: tightness or constriction of the orifice of the prepuce arising either congenitally or from inflammation, congestion, or other postnatal causes and making it impossible to bare the glans

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