prepuce

American  

[pree-pyoos] / ˈpri pyus /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.

2. a similar covering of the clitoris.

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prepuce British  

/ ˈpriːpjuːs, priːˈpjuːʃəl /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: foreskin.  the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

2. a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

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Other Word Forms

• preputial adjective
• subpreputial adjective

Etymology

Origin of prepuce

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin praepūtium

Example Sentences

A surgical procedure called circumcision, often performed for religious or social reasons, removes the prepuce, typically within days of birth.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

However, in the September issue of Pediatrics, the AAP rediscovered its disenchantment with the prepuce.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2013

Phymosis.—Elongation of the prepuce, with contraction of its orifice, in most cases congenital, sometimes so extreme as to cause difficulty in micturition, and frequently preventing the uncovering of the glans.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

Herrera and Acosta agree with Clavigero in asserting that the Mexicans simply bled the prepuce.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

It is accompanied with a little purulent discharge from the prepuce, itching, and difficulty in urinating.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry