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prepuce

(prē′pyo̵̅o̅s′)

noun

foreskin
a fold of skin over the end of the clitoris

Origin: ME < MFr < L praeputium < prae-, pre- + *putos, penis < IE base *put-, a swelling > Lith pusti, to swell, Byelorussian potka, penis

Related Forms:

preputial adjective

See prepuce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See foreskin.
A loose fold of skin covering the glans clitoridis.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin praepūtium

Origin: : possibly prae-, pre-

Origin: + *pūtos, penis

Related Forms:

pre·puˈtial (-pyo͞oˈshəl) adjective

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