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Add causes of phimosis.
[[File:Phimosis.jpg|thumb|An erect penis with a case of phimosis]]
'''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.
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.
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