- See foreskin.
- A loose fold of skin covering the glans clitoridis.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praepūtium : possibly prae-, pre- + *pūtos, penis.]
preputial pre·pu'tial (-pyū'shəl) adj.
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Veterinary Dictionary:
prepuce
An invagination of skin which covers the free portion of the penis in the non-erect state. In horses the invagination is a double one. In cattle called also pizzle.
The prepuce[pronunciation needed] is a retractable piece of skin which covers part of the genitals of primates and other mammals.
- On a male, this covers the head of the penis (glans penis). See foreskin.
- On a female, it surrounds and protects the head of the clitoris (glans clitoridis). See clitoral hood.
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Prepuce
Français (French)
n. - prépuce
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) ακροποσθία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - prepúcio (m)
Русский (Russian)
крайняя плоть
Español (Spanish)
n. - prepucio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förhud (anat.)
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
包皮, 阴蒂包皮
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 包皮, 陰蒂包皮
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (음경, 음핵의) 표피
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) غرله, قلف
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עורלה, קפל העור שסביב הדגדגן
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 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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