foreskin vs prepuce what difference
what is difference between foreskin and prepuce
English
Etymology
fore- + skin
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːskɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹskɪn/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈfo(ː)ɹskɪn/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈfoəskɪn/
- Hyphenation: fore‧skin
Noun
foreskin (plural foreskins)
- The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.
- 2010, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Circumcision of infant males
Synonyms
- prepuce
- See also Thesaurus:foreskin
Translations
Verb
foreskin (third-person singular simple present foreskins, present participle foreskinning, simple past and past participle foreskinned)
- To remove the foreskin
- To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
See also
- circumcise, circumcision
Further reading
- foreskin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
English
Alternative forms
- præpuce (obsolete)
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːpjuːs/
Noun
prepuce (plural prepuces)
- (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
- (anatomy) The clitoral hood.
Synonyms
- foreskin
- preputium
- akroposthion
- (part of the clitoris): clitoral hood
- See also Thesaurus:foreskin
Derived terms
- Holy Prepuce (Holy Foreskin)
- prepuceless
- preputial
- preputiotomy
Translations
See also
- circumcision
Further reading
- Prepuce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Foreskin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Clitoral hood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- creep up
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeputium.
Noun
prepuce m (plural prepuces)
- foreskin
Descendants
- French: prépuce
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