Phimosis Definition

fī-mōsĭs, fĭ-
phimoses
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Phimosis

Noun

Singular:
phimosis
Plural:
phimoses

Origin of Phimosis

  • New Latin phīmōsis from Greek a muzzling, phimosis from phīmoun to muzzle from phīmos muzzle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin phimosis, from Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phimōsis, “muzzling").

    From Wiktionary

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