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Etymology
From Latin #Latin|phimosis, from Greek �ίμ��ι� �muzzling�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/faɪ�m��sɪs/
Noun
en-noun|phimoses
- medicine A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
#:*1762: �Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop. � Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 361)
Translations
Polish: stulejka f
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