phimosis
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/
Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
phimosis (countable and uncountable, plural phimoses)
- (medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
- 1762, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin, published 2003, page 361:
- ’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.
Derived terms
Translations
contraction of the foreskin
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References
- “phimosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “phimosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling”).
Pronunciation
Noun
phimosis m (plural phimosis)
References
- Jacques Quevauvilliers, Dictionnaire médical, Elsevier Masson, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 5th ed., 2007, →ISBN
Further reading
- “phimosis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.