— phimotic /fuy mot"ik, fi-/ , adj.
/fuy moh"sis, fi-/ , n. , pl. phimoses /-seez/ . Pathol.
1. constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
2. a similar condition involving the clitoris.
3. narrowness of the vagina.
[ 1665-75; phimosis phimósis lit., a muzzling, equiv. to phimo-, verbid s. of phimoûn to muzzle + -sis -SIS ]