prepuce /pre·puce/ (pre´pūs)
Prepuce
prepuce
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.
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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