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}}</ref> a small ligament of tissue that prevents the [[foreskin]] from retracting too far. Frenectomy is occasionally used in cases of [[frenulum breve]] to permit more complete [[Development of retractable foreskin| retraction]] of the [[foreskin]]. '''Frenulectomy''' has a similar meaning.

Excision or cuttincg of the frenulum will also excise the [[frenular artery]] that supplies arterial blood to the [[glans penis]].