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phimosis definition

phi·mo·sis (fī mō′sis, fi-)

noun

an abnormal condition, correctable by circumcision, in which the foreskin of the penis is so tight that it cannot be drawn back over the glans

Etymology: ModL < Gr phimōsis, a muzzling < phimos, a muzzle

Related Forms:

  • phimotic phi·mot′ic (-mät′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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