Foreskin — Fore skin, n. (Anat.) The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foreskin — (n.) 1530s, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + SKIN (Cf. skin) (n.). A loan translation of L. prepuce … Etymology dictionary
foreskin — ► NOUN ▪ the retractable roll of skin covering the end of the penis … English terms dictionary
foreskin — [fôr′skin΄] n. the fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis; prepuce: in circumcision it is completely or partly removed … English World dictionary
Foreskin — Infobox Anatomy Name = Foreskin Latin = prepucium, præputium GraySubject = 262 GrayPage = 1250 Caption = A penis with the foreskin covering the glans. Caption2 = Width = 150 Precursor = Genital tubercle, Urogenital folds System = Artery = Dorsal… … Wikipedia
Foreskin — The fold of skin which covers the head (the glans) of the penis. Also called the prepuce. Only about 1 in every 20 boys is born with a retractable foreskin. This reflects the fact that the histologic (tissue) development of the foreskin is… … Medical dictionary
foreskin — Ili ōmaka, ōmaka, olomua. ♦ Foreskin cut off in circumcision, olomu o. ♦ Uncircumcised foreskin, puhi. ♦ Slipped back, of foreskin, pohole … English-Hawaiian dictionary
foreskin — UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌskɪn] / US [ˈfɔrˌskɪn] noun [countable] Word forms foreskin : singular foreskin plural foreskins the loose skin that covers the end part of a man s penis if he has not had the skin removed in an operation called a circumcision … English dictionary
foreskin — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)skɪn[/t]] foreskins N VAR A man s foreskin is the skin that covers the end of his penis … English dictionary
Foreskin restoration — is the process of expanding the residual skin on the penis, via surgical or non surgical methods. It can be performed for several reasons, among them being a desire to create the appearance of a natural foreskin (prepuce) covering the glans penis … Wikipedia