phimosis

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
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/fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ · /faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

Definition of phimosis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
    “’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).

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