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'''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimosis</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease. Phimosis may or may not require treatment. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin. They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children. | '''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimosis</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease. Phimosis may or may not require treatment. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin. They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children. | ||
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| + | There are three causes of phimosis: | ||
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| + | * The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]]. | ||
| + | * The [[frenulum]] is too short to permit retraction. | ||
| + | * The inner surface of the foreskin is fused or adherent to the glans penis. | ||
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Revision as of 02:57, 19 September 2019
Phimosis (fɪˈmoʊsɨs or faɪˈmoʊsɨs, from the Greek phimos (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the penis where the foreskin cannot be fully retracted over the glans penis.[1] Phimosis is a condition, not a disease. Phimosis may or may not require treatment. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin. They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children.
There are three causes of phimosis:
- The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the glans penis.
- The frenulum is too short to permit retraction.
- The inner surface of the foreskin is fused or adherent to the glans penis.
See also
- Physiological Phimosis, described in the Circumpendium
- Patological Phimosis, described in the Circumpendium