PHIMOSIS
\fɪmˈə͡ʊsɪs], \fɪmˈəʊsɪs], \f_ɪ_m_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A disease which consists in a preternatural narrowness of the opening of the prepuce, so that it cannot be carried behind the corona glandis. This affection is most commonly congenital. Sometimes it is accidental, and dependent upon tumefaction of the glans, or of the prepuce, as occurs in syphilis. To remedy this state, the prepuce may be divided by means of a bistoury and director; or circumcision may be practised.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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