foreskin
pronunciation
How to pronounce foreskin in British English:
UK [ˈfɔ:skɪn]
How to pronounce foreskin in American English:
US [ˈfɔrskɪn]
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- Noun:
- a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
- a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
Word Origin
- foreskin (n.)
- 1530s, from fore- + skin (n.). A loan-translation of Latin prepuce.
Example
- 1. If you 're not circumcised , regularly clean beneath your foreskin with soap and water .
- 2. Paraphimosis occurs when the foreskin can 't be returned to its normal position after being retracted .
- 3. The inner fold of the foreskin is a mucous membrane , like the inside of a person 's eyelids .
- 4. Removing the foreskin is a core part of both identity and faith : a sign of belonging , and of god 's covenant .
- 5. A condition known as phimosis occurs when the foreskin on an uncircumcised man can 't be retracted from the penis head .