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Paraphimosis


Parˊa-phi-mo′sis

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] beyond + [GREEK] to muzzle.]
(Med.)
A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be brought forward into place again.

Definition 2024


paraphimosis

paraphimosis

English

Noun

paraphimosis (plural paraphimoses)

  1. A medical condition where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans.

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