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A '''frenectomy''' is the [[excision]] of the [[frenulum]], <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Frenectomy |title=Frenectomy |last= |first= |init= |publisher=The Free Dictionary |date=2012 |accessdate=2023-01-24}}</ref> a small ligament of tissue that prevents the [[foreskin]] from retracting too far. Frenectomy is occasionally used in cases of [[frenulum breve]] to permit more complete [[Development of retractable foreskin| retraction ]] of the [[foreskin]].
Excision of the frenulum will also excise the [[frenular artery]] that supplies arterial blood to the [[glans penis]].
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* [[Frenuloplasty]]
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[[Category:Penile surgery]]