PARAPHIMOSIS

Etymology

Noun

paraphimosis (countable and uncountable, plural paraphimoses)

A medical condition where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans.

Source: Wiktionary


Par`a*phi*mo"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be brought forward into place again.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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