PREPUCE

prepuce, foreskin

(noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

prepuce, foreskin

(noun) a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prepuce (plural prepuces)

(anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.

(anatomy) The clitoral hood

Synonyms

• foreskin

• preputium

• akroposthion

• (part of the clitoris): clitoral hood

• See also foreskin

Anagrams

• creep up

Source: Wiktionary


Pre"puce, n. Etym: [F. prépuce, L. praeputium.] (Anat.)

Definition: The foreskin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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