prepuce /pre·puce/ (pre´pūs)
Prepuce
prepuce
prepuce [pre´pūs]
1. a covering fold of skin.
2. p. of penis.prepu´tial
prepuce of clitoris a fold capping the clitoris, formed by union of the labia minora and the clitoris.
prepuce of penis foreskin; the fold of skin covering the glans penis.
pre·puce (pr  py s )n. 1. See foreskin. 2. A loose fold of skin covering the glans clitoridis. |
Prepuce
A fold like the foreskin that covers the clitoris; another name for foreskin.
Mentioned in: Circumcision
prepuce
[prē′pyo̅o̅s]
Etymology: L, praeputium, foreskin
a fold of skin that forms a retractable cover, such as the foreskin of the penis or the fold around the clitoris. prepucial, preputial, adj.
Foreskin
The fleshy mucocutaneous tissue that covers an uncircumcised penis
prepuce [pre´pūs]
foreskin. adj., adj prepu´tial.
prepuce of clitoris a fold capping the clitoris formed by union of the labia minora and the clitoris.
prepuce
an invagination of skin which covers the free portion of the penis in the non-erect state. In horses the invagination is a double one. In cattle called also pizzle.
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