"prepuce" meaning in English

See prepuce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹiːpjuːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prepuce.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-prepuce.wav Forms: prepuces [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English prepuce, prepuse, from Old French prepuce (“foreskin”), from Latin praepūtium (“prepuce, foreskin”), a combination of prae- (“fore-”) + Old Latin pūtos (“penis”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|prepuce}} Middle English prepuce, {{der|en|fro|prepuce|t=foreskin}} Old French prepuce (“foreskin”), {{der|en|la|praepūtium|t=prepuce, foreskin}} Latin praepūtium (“prepuce, foreskin”), {{der|en|itc-ola|pūtos|t=penis}} Old Latin pūtos (“penis”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prepuce (plural prepuces)
  1. (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Genitalia Synonyms: penile foreskin
    Sense id: en-prepuce-en-noun-tj-V9Mrz Disambiguation of Genitalia: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) The clitoral hood. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: clitoral hood, clitoral foreskin
    Sense id: en-prepuce-en-noun-0zk2p5lA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foreskin, preputium, præpuce [obsolete] Derived forms: clitoral prepuce, Holy Prepuce (english: Holy Foreskin), prepuceless, preputial, preputioplasty, preputiotomy Related terms: akroposthion, circumcision

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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