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The acropostion acroposthion is literally the part of the [[foreskin]] that not only covers the [[glans]] when not erect, but also stands over in front of the [[glans]] like a tip and serves as a reserve [[skin]] for the erect state. There is nothing unnatural about the presence or absence of an acroposthion in the [[foreskin]]. Male genitals are just as different as female genitals.<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> Whether someone has an acroposthion or not is completely irrelevant to the integrity of their foreskin. It is assumed that in historical times, e.g. during ritual [[Jewish circumcision]], only the protruding foreskin, i.e. the acropostionacroposthion, was cut off before more radical circumcision methods were developed.

As would be expected in a culture that valued the prepuce, the Greek language reflected this esteem through precise terminology. The Greeks understood the prepuce to be composed of two distinct structures: the ''posthe '' (ποσθη) and the ''akroposthion '' (ακροπσθτου). ''Posthe '' designates that part of the prepuce that covers the glans penis, but Greek writers occasionally used this word (or any of its variations, such as ποσθιη or ποσθια) in a general sense to designate the entire prepuce or, by extension, the entire penis. ''Akroposthion'' (or any of its alternative forms, such as ''ακροποσθια'' and ''ακροποσθιη'') designates the tapered, tubular, visually defining portion of the prepuce that extends beyond the glans and terminates at the preputial orifice. When we speak of the iconographic representation of the long prepuce, we are really speaking of the long akroposthion for the posthe can never be larger than the unchanging surface area of the underlying glans penis.<ref name="hodges2001" />

}}</ref> The additional length of skin provided by the acroposthion enhances the [[gliding action]]. <ref>{{REFjournal |last=Hill |init=G |author-link=George Hill |url=https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/30/foreskin-motion-generates-meissner-corpuscle-stimulation |title=Foreskin motion generates Meissner corpuscle stimulation |journal=BMJ |date=2003-12-16 |volume=309 |issue= |pages=679 |accessdate=2024-12-06}}</ref> The acroposthion may be gradually lengthened over time by [[tissue expansion]].