Foreskin

Foreskin
The fold of skin which covers the head (the glans) of the penis. Also called the prepuce. Only about 1 in every 20 boys is born with a retractable foreskin. This reflects the fact that the histologic (tissue) development of the foreskin is usually not complete at birth. The foreskin is thus not fully separable from the glans in about 96% of newborn boys. By a year of 1 year, the foreskin can be retracted in 50% of boys and by 3 years, the foreskin can be retracted in 80% to 90% of uncircumcised boys. Newborn circumcision diminishes the risk for cancer of the penis and lowers the risk for cancer of the cervix in sexual partners. It also decreases the risk of urinary tract infections and lowers the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, including especially HIV.
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- f. of penis [TA] SYN: prepuce of penis.

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fore·skin -.skin n a retractable fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis called also prepuce

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n.

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fore·skin (forґskin) preputium penis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Foreskin — Fore skin, n. (Anat.) The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foreskin — (n.) 1530s, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + SKIN (Cf. skin) (n.). A loan translation of L. prepuce …   Etymology dictionary

  • foreskin — ► NOUN ▪ the retractable roll of skin covering the end of the penis …   English terms dictionary

  • foreskin — [fôr′skin΄] n. the fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis; prepuce: in circumcision it is completely or partly removed …   English World dictionary

  • Foreskin — Infobox Anatomy Name = Foreskin Latin = prepucium, præputium GraySubject = 262 GrayPage = 1250 Caption = A penis with the foreskin covering the glans. Caption2 = Width = 150 Precursor = Genital tubercle, Urogenital folds System = Artery = Dorsal… …   Wikipedia

  • foreskin —    Ili ōmaka, ōmaka, olomua.    ♦ Foreskin cut off in circumcision, olomu o.    ♦ Uncircumcised foreskin, puhi.    ♦ Slipped back, of foreskin, pohole …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • foreskin — UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌskɪn] / US [ˈfɔrˌskɪn] noun [countable] Word forms foreskin : singular foreskin plural foreskins the loose skin that covers the end part of a man s penis if he has not had the skin removed in an operation called a circumcision …   English dictionary

  • foreskin — noun /ˈfɔːskɪn/ The retractable fold of skin encompassing the most nerve dense tissue in the human male, which naturally covers and protects the head of the penis. And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised,… …   Wiktionary

  • foreskin — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)skɪn[/t]] foreskins N VAR A man s foreskin is the skin that covers the end of his penis …   English dictionary

  • Foreskin restoration — is the process of expanding the residual skin on the penis, via surgical or non surgical methods. It can be performed for several reasons, among them being a desire to create the appearance of a natural foreskin (prepuce) covering the glans penis …   Wikipedia

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