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[[Phimosis]] is the word derived from Greek that denotes the condition of a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.
==Discussion==
The [[foreskin]] evolved over many hundreds of thousands of years in men and animals to provide protective functions that enhance survival. It provides protection to the penis from [[trauma]] and [[infection]]. <ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> Its presence prevents [[meatal stenosis]] and [[keratinization]].
Nature provides two means to retraction of the [[foreskin]] during the developmental period. 1) The inner surface of the foreskin is fused with the underlying [[glans penis]] by a common [[synechia]] to prevent retraction. Forcible retraction will tear the synechia so should be avoided. 2) Nature provides a second method is provided to prevent retraction by making the tip of the immature foreskin too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]]. The first person to retract a boy's foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal