praeputium penis

noun

The penile foreskin

“Coordinate term: praeputium clitoridis”

Meanings

nounpraeputium penis (plural praeputia penis)

plural praeputia penis

  1. anatomyThe penile foreskin

    Coordinate term: praeputium clitoridis

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Latinpraeputium penis“prepuce of the penis”
  2. Englishpraeputium penis

Directly from Latin praeputium penis (“prepuce of the penis”), penis being a genitive.

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Translations

French prépuce du pénis
  • prépuce du pénispenile foreskin
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