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prepuce

Meaning of "prepuce" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PREPUCE

From Latin praepūtium.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PREPUCE

ˈpriːpjuːs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREPUCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prepuce is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREPUCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prepuce in the English dictionary

The definition of prepuce in the dictionary is the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis Nontechnical name: foreskin. Other definition of prepuce is a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREPUCE

co-produce · conduce · deduce · deuce · educe · induce · introduce · misuse · obtuse · produce · profuse · puce · reduce · reintroduce · reproduce · seduce · single-use · traduce · transduce · Zeus

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREPUCE

preproduction trial · preprofessional · preprogram · preprogrammed · preprogramming · prepsychedelic · prepuberal · prepubertal · prepuberty · prepubescence · prepubescent · prepubis · prepublication · prepueblo · prepunch · prepunctual · prepupa · prepupal · prepurchase · preputial

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREPUCE

barbecue sauce · brown sauce · Bruce · cream sauce · douce · duce · Glauce · hollandaise sauce · Il Duce · lettuce · luce · mint sauce · sauce · sitka spruce · soy sauce · spruce · tomato sauce · truce · white spruce · Worcestershire sauce

Synonyms and antonyms of prepuce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prepuce» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PREPUCE

Find out the translation of prepuce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of prepuce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prepuce» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

包皮过长
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

prepucio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

prepuce
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

खलड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القلفة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

крайней плоти
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

prepúcio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পুং-জননেন্দ্রিয় আবরক ত্বক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

prépuce
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Prepuce
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Vorhaut
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

包皮
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

포피
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Prepuce
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

da qui đầu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஆண் குறியின் முன்னந்தோல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

तयार करणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sünnet derisi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

prepuzio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

napletek
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

крайньої плоті
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

preputului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακροποσθίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorhuid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förhud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prepuce
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prepuce

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREPUCE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of prepuce
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prepuce

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREPUCE»

Discover the use of prepuce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prepuce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
The persistent penile frenulum is evident, connecting the ventral aspect of the penis and the prepuce. tion. Clinical signs depend on the duration of paraphimosis. The exteriorized glans penis becomes congested and discolored owing to the ...
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
2
Hypospadias Surgery: An Illustrated Guide
Introduction Most cases of hypospadias, regardless of severity, are associated with a prepuce that could be sufficient to create a neourethra to bridge the existing gap and cover the repair with skin. Success is in a major part dependent on ...
Ahmed T. Hadidi, A. A. F. Azmy, 2004
3
Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
want of sexual desire; discharge from glans, aqueous; itching in extremity of prepuce, at intervals (biting, stinging, pleasurable sensation), in the evening ( eighteenth day); phimosis; constriction of prepuce a little above extremity (which is ...
T. F. Allen, 2013
4
A Dictionary of Practical Surgery: Exhibiting the Present ...
olivinosis, and paraphimosis, according to Mr. Hunter, arise from a thickening of the cellular membrane of the prepuce, in consequence of an irritation, capable of producing considerable and diffused inflammation. A chancre is a frequent ...
Samuel Cooper, 1822
5
Cases of Diseased Prepuce and Scrotum
This occurs sometimes in advanced age, apparently from a gradual shrinking of the penis; after which, the projecting orifice of the prepuce contracts to such a degree, as to hinder the water from passing, even after it has escaped from the ...
William Wadd, 1817
6
Pantologia: A New Cyclopaedia, Comprehending a Complete ...
If the inflammation has arisen from a venereal cause, part of the fluid ought frequently to be injected, by means of a syringe, between the,prepuce and glans, so as to wash off any matter which may there be concealed ; but if the inflammation ...
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, 1813
7
Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps
CHAPTER 425 • PREPUCE SKIN FLAP A-E A-C FIG. 3. Prepuce skin flap for the treatment. References 1. Shubailat GF, Ajluni NJ. Experience with the glans flap operation for distal penile hypospadias. Plast Reconstr Surg 1978;62:546. 2.
Berish Strauch, Luis O. Vasconez, M.d., Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, 2009
8
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Practical Medicine
Dec. 7th. Sores considerably healed, and there is less of redness and superficial inflammation in the glans and prepuce. Continue. • r 14th. A copious purulent discharge comes from the sores, which look kindly. 21st. Sores on penis nearly ...
‎1831
9
Male and Female Circumcision
Embryological development of the male prepuce. from the glans). The fold inverts (the outside becoming the inside) as it grows forward over the glans.3 Shared epidermal cells of the glans and the advancing prepuce create a common ...
George C. Denniston, Frederick Mansfield Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos, 1999
10
The Lancet
The upper part of the orifice of the prepuce is still so free from tnmidity as to appear thin or sharp, compared with the thick or tumid lower part. Phymosis is so perfect that scarcely a point of the glans penis can be seen. “ 10th day. The lower part ...
‎1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREPUCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prepuce is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): The Consequences and Challenges
Clitoridectomy involves partial or total removal of the clitoris and/or the prepuce while Excision entails partial or total removal of the clitoris and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Rams need thorough 'NCT' ahead of breeding season
Sores on areas such as feet and legs, brisket, penis or prepuce will discourage a ram from mating. Infections elsewhere in a ram can also ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
Mexican medical students SLICE into baby's penis instead of …
'During the cut of the umbilical cord the skin of the prepuce (the technical term for foreskin) was accidentally injured and repaired through the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Medical Students Cut A Baby's Penis Instead Of Umbilical Cord
During the cut of the umbilical cord, the skin of the prepuce (foreskin) was accidentally injured and repaired through the usual circumcision ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
5
Medical Students Slice Off Part Of Newborn's Penis After Mistaking It …
“During the cut of the umbilical cord the skin of the prepuce was accidentally injured and repaired through the usual circumcision process that ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
6
Vet's Voice: Reasons to keep your bulls sfrom lettin it 'hang out'
Injuries to the prepuce have the potential to end the breeding career of the bull, and should be evaluated and treated quickly if and when they ... «The Eagle, Jul 15»
7
ON THE WATER: Initiation toll is not a rational number
... as a means of preventing HIV transmission cynically exploits the atavistic notion that manhood is contingent on the condition of the prepuce. «BDlive, Jul 15»
8
Study suggests why circumcised men are less likely to become …
The new study found that circumcision - the removal of the foreskin, or prepuce, from the penis - eliminates an area of mucous membrane and ... «HealthCanal.com, Jul 15»
9
V.S. is no B.S.
Affected animals have erosions and sloughing of tissue on the lips, tongue (see photo), teats, prepuce, between the toes, and on hoof coronary ... «Dairy Herd Management, Jul 15»
10
Exposing Hollywood Pedophiles
Good for you, you like your prepuce, also called a foreskin. Now you hang on to it for your life. You are at least on the right track if you get your ... «Accuracy In Media, Jul 15»
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