epispasm

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noun

A form of foreskin restoration to reverse circumcision, historically practised among some Jews in Hellenistic and Roman societies.

OriginAncient Greek ἐπισπάω →
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Meanings

nounepispasm (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of foreskin restoration to reverse circumcision, historically practised among some Jews in Hellenistic and Roman societies.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπισπάω“draw the foreskin foreward”
  2. Englishepispasm

From Ancient Greek ἐπισπάω (epispáō, “draw the foreskin foreward”), from σπάω (spáō).

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APA

epispasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epispasm

MLA

“epispasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epispasm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epispasm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epispasm.

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