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Look up: phimosis

  1. phimosis
    [n] - an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Phimosis
    tightness of the foreskin, which prevents it from being moved back over the head of the penis
    Found on http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?l

  3. Phimosis
    Means that the foreskin of the penis cannot be retracted or pulled back over the head of the penis. This is a normal finding in boys under six years of age
    Found on http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/Arc

  4. Phimosis
    Phimosis: A condition whereby the foreskin of the penis is too tight. The penis itself consists of a cylindrical shaft with a rounded tip which is called the glans. The foreskin, or prepuce, is the fold of skin that covers the glans. Phimosis is medically defined as 'stenosis (tightness) of the preputial ring with resultant inability to retract a f ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  5. Phimosis
    Phi·mo'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a muzzling, from ... muzzle.] (Medicine) A condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/73

  6. phimosis
    <medicine> A condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A muzzling, fr. Muzzle. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. phimosis
    noun an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Phimosis
    `Phimosis` is a condition where the male foreskin cannot be fully retracted from the head of the penis. The word derives from the Greek `phimos` (`muzzle`). As most boys are born with a non-retracting foreskin, the term is confusing because it denotes both a normal stage of development, and a pathological condition (i.e. a condition that causes problems for a person). This confusion is particularly pronounced in regard to infants. Conflicting i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimosis

  9. phimosis
    (fi-mo´sis) constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so that it cannot be drawn back over the glans. adj., phimot´ic., adj.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  10. Phimosis
    • (n.) A condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. phimosis
    (from the article `reproductive system disease`) The only anomaly of the foreskin is congenital phimosis, characterized by a contracture of the foreskin, or prepuce, which prevents its retraction ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/58

  12. Phimosis
    A condition in which the foreskin of the penis becomes constricted and difficult to retract.
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/P/5


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