Preputial sac: Difference between revisions
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}}</ref>, a natural, normal, benign, healthy, and beneficial product of the body, which will collect harmlessly in the preputial sac. | }}</ref>, a natural, normal, benign, healthy, and beneficial product of the body, which will collect harmlessly in the preputial sac. | ||
A longer [[prepuce]] | A longer [[prepuce]] protects health by keeping out contaminants and pathogens that may cause disease.<ref name="fleiss1998" /> Lakshmanan & Parkash (1980) described the muscle fibers in the [[prepuce]] (known as the [[dartos]]), which contract to keep the prepuce snugly close to the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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=== Sub-preputial moisture === | === Sub-preputial moisture === | ||
A longer [[foreskin]] improves wetness in the preputial sac.<ref name="ofarrell2008">{{REFjournal | A longer [[foreskin]] improves wetness in the preputial sac.<ref name="ofarrell2008">{{REFjournal | ||