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'''Aposthia''' is a term that refers to the rare condition of being born without a [[foreskin]]. | '''Aposthia''' is a term that refers to the very rare condition of being born without a [[foreskin]]. | ||
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, E. S. Talbot claimed in ''Medicine'' that aposthia among Jews was evidence for the now-discredited Lamarckian theory of evolution.<ref>{{REFjournal | Toward the end of the nineteenth century, E. S. Talbot claimed in ''Medicine'' that aposthia among Jews was evidence for the now-discredited Lamarckian theory of evolution.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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== Aposthia in Islam == | == Aposthia in Islam == | ||
Some traditions in [[Islam]] say Muhammed was born without a foreskin.<ref name="MeriBacharach">{{REFbook | Some traditions in [[Islam]] say Muhammed was born without a [[foreskin]].<ref name="MeriBacharach">{{REFbook | ||
|last=Meri | |last=Meri | ||
|first=Josef W. | |first=Josef W. | ||