Synechia
Synechia is the medical name for an adhesion between body parts in any area of the body that are not normally adherent . The plural is synechiae. The word comes to us from Greek.[1]
There are some synechiae that are natural. Baby boys are born with the inner foreskin fused with the glans penis by a synechial membrane that is common to both parts.[2] The synechial membrane gradually breaks down and releases the foreskin so it can be retracted. About 50 percent of boys can retract their foreskin by age 10.[3]
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Synechia
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Deibart, GA. The separation of the prepuce in the human penis. Anat Rec. 1933; 57: 387-99. DOI. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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