phimosis

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UK/fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/US/faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

noun

A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.

OriginAncient Greek φίμωσις →
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Meanings

nounphimosis (countable and uncountable, plural phimoses)

plural phimoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.

    ’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.

    1762, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin, published 2003, page 361

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφίμωσις“muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”
  2. Englishphimosis

From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).

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Translations

Ancient Greek φίμωσις
  • φίμωσις (phímōsis)contraction of the foreskin
Catalan fimosi
  • fimosicontraction of the foreskin
Chinese Mandarin 包莖 /包茎
  • 包莖 /包茎 (bāojīng)contraction of the foreskin
Czech fimóza, zúžení předkožky
  • fimózacontraction of the foreskin
  • zúžení předkožkycontraction of the foreskin
Dutch voorhuidsvernauwing
  • voorhuidsvernauwingcontraction of the foreskin
Esperanto fimozo
  • fimozocontraction of the foreskin
Finnish fimoosi
  • fimoosicontraction of the foreskin
French phimosis
  • phimosiscontraction of the foreskin
German Phimose, Vorhautverengung
  • Phimosecontraction of the foreskin
  • Vorhautverengungcontraction of the foreskin
Hungarian fitymaszűkület
  • fitymaszűkületcontraction of the foreskin
Indonesian fimosis
  • fimosiscontraction of the foreskin
Italian fimosi
  • fimosicontraction of the foreskin
Japanese 包茎
  • 包茎 (hōkei)contraction of the foreskin
Korean 포경
  • 포경 (pogyeong)contraction of the foreskin
Latin phimōsis
  • phimōsiscontraction of the foreskin
Polish stulejka
  • stulejkacontraction of the foreskin
Portuguese fimose
  • fimosecontraction of the foreskin
Russian фимо́з
  • фимо́з (fimóz)contraction of the foreskin
Spanish fimosis
  • fimosiscontraction of the foreskin
Ukrainian фімо́з
  • фімо́з (fimóz)contraction of the foreskin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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