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faɪˈmoʊ sɪs, fɪ-phi·mo·sis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. phimosisnoun

    an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans

Wiktionary

  1. phimosisnoun

    A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.

  2. Etymology: From phimosis, from φίμωσις.

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  1. phimosis

    Phimosis is a medical condition where the foreskin of the penis is too tight and cannot be pulled back to reveal the glans or head of the penis. It is commonly observed in uncircumcised males and it can occur naturally in babies and young children, but may also appear due to infection or scarring in older boys and men. It can cause various complications like painful urination, urinary retention, and increased risk of infection or inflammation if left untreated.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Phimosisnoun

    a condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis

  2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. a muzzling, fr. muzzle.]

Wikidata

  1. Phimosis

    Phimosis, from the Greek phimos, is a condition where, in men, the foreskin cannot be fully retracted over the glans penis. The term may also refer to clitoral phimosis in women, whereby the clitoral hood cannot be retracted, limiting exposure of the glans clitoridis. In the neonatal period, it is rare for the foreskin to be naturally retractable; Huntley et al. state that "non-retractability can be considered normal for males up to and including adolescence." Rickwood, as well as other authors, has suggested that true phimosis is over-diagnosed due to failure to distinguish between normal developmental non-retractability and a pathological condition. Some authors use the terms "physiologic" and "pathologic" to distinguish between these types of phimosis; others use the term "non-retractile foreskin" to distinguish this developmental condition from phimosis. Pathological phimosis has several causes. Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus is regarded as a common cause of pathological phimosis. Other causes may include scarring caused by forcible retraction of the foreskin, and balanitis. Beaugé found that patients with phimosis had masturbation practices that differed from the usual pulling down of the foreskin that mimics sexual intercourse. Some studies found phimosis to be a risk factor for urinary retention and carcinoma of the penis. Common treatments include steroid creams, manual stretching, preputioplasty, and circumcision.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Phimosis

    fī-mō′sis, n. stenosis of the preputial orifice.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Phimosis

    A condition in which the FORESKIN cannot be retracted to reveal the GLANS PENIS. It is due to tightness or narrowing of the foreskin opening.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of phimosis in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of phimosis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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