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phimosis

UK/fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs//faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

phimosis noun: a contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.

Noun

phimosis (countable and uncountable, plural phimoses)

  1. A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
    • ’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.1762, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin, published 2003, page 361

phimosis meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

phimosis in Tamil

ஆண் குறி உறை இறுக்கம், முன்றோல் ஒடுக்கம், உறைநீங்கா ஆண்குறி, சிசனத்தோல் முனைஒடுக்கம், பூள் தோல் ஓட்டைச் சுருக்கம், முன்தோல் குறுக்கம்

phimosis in Indonesian

contraction of the foreskin
fimosis

Forms of phimosis

pluralphimoses

Origin of phimosis

From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).

Words formed from phimosis

Questions about phimosis

What does phimosis mean?
Phimosis means a contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
What is phimosis in Tamil?
Phimosis in Tamil is ஆண் குறி உறை இறுக்கம், முன்றோல் ஒடுக்கம், உறைநீங்கா ஆண்குறி. See Phimosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phimosis?
Phimosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce phimosis?
Phimosis is pronounced /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of phimosis?
The plural of phimosis is phimoses.

Words near phimosis in the dictionary

  1. Philyra
  2. phimosed
  3. phimoses
  4. phimosiectomies
  5. phimosiectomy
  6. phimosis
  7. phimotic
  8. phin
  9. Phinabella
  10. phinary
  11. Phineas

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