prepuce

[ pree-pyoos ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
2. a similar covering of the clitoris.

prepuce

/ ˈpriːpjuːs; priːˈpjuːʃəl /

noun

1. the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis Nontechnical nameforeskin
2. a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

Derived Forms

• preputial, adjective

Other Words From

• pre·pu·tial [pri-, pyoo, -sh, uh, l], adjective
• subpre·putial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prepuce¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of prepuce¹

C14: from Latin praepūtium

Example Sentences

The tightest binding, though, is the title word, which becomes, as they say, an umbrella term: referring to an anti-shell device in the trenches, a retracted foreskin revealing a prepuce, an intra-muscular syringe.

From The Guardian

The effects of long-continued mutilations are not inherited, but Darwin cites as a possible case the Mahommedans of Celebes, in whom the prepuce is very small.

From Project Gutenberg

When in a state of repose it is retracted, by a muscle arising from the sacrum, within the prepuce, a cutaneous fold attached below the symphysis pubis.

From Project Gutenberg

I was called to see Mr. D., at Old Point, who had been bitten by a small, black spider on the prepuce, whilst on the privy seat, at 12:30 o'clock.

From Project Gutenberg

A long prepuce, though one that was never tight or adherent, and only required a little attention to cleanliness to keep it from giving bother, was removed.

From Project Gutenberg