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The '''frenulum of the foreskin''', often known simply as the '''frenulum''', is an elastic band of tissue under the [[glans penis]] that connects the [[foreskin]] (prepuce) to the vernal mucosa, and helps contract the foreskin over the glans.<ref><refname="Jensen">{{REFbook
|last=Jensen
|first=Christian
|year=2011
|title=Can I Just Ask?
|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9938850-can-i-just-ask
|work=
|editor=
==Penis frenectomy==
A frenectomy can be performed to remove the frenulum from the penis, which is a treatment for [[frenulum breve]] or frenular chordee.<ref name="pmid2305537"/> This is a form of [[Genital frenectomy (disambiguation)|genital frenectomy]]. The frenulum may be cut when a male is circumcised. This may also reduce the size of the [[http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/mcgrath1/ frenular delta]]. The frenulum was reported to be cut in 26.7%, 20%, and 33.33% of circumcised patients in various surveys.<ref name="pmid2305537"/><ref name="pmid10733391"/>
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [Foreskin]
* [Penis]
* [[Ridged band]]
|year=2001
|title=Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/mcgrath1/
|work=
|editor=Denniston GC, Hodges FM, Milos MF