different between prepuce vs balanoposthitis

English

Alternative forms

• præpuce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English prepuce, prepuse, from Old French prepuce (“foreskin”), from Latin praep?tium (“prepuce, foreskin”), a combination of prae- (“fore-”) + Old Latin p?tos (“penis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?i?pju?s/

Noun

prepuce (plural prepuces)

1. (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
2. (anatomy) The clitoral hood

Synonyms

• foreskin
• preputium
• akroposthion
• (part of the clitoris): clitoral hood
• See also Thesaurus:foreskin

Derived terms

• Holy Prepuce (Holy Foreskin)
• prepuceless
• preputial
• preputiotomy

Translations

See also

• circumcision

Further reading

• Prepuce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Foreskin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Clitoral hood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• creep up

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeputium.

Noun

prepuce m (plural prepuces)

1. foreskin

Descendants

• French: prépuce

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (bálanos, “acorn”) + Ancient Greek ????? (pósth?, “foreskin”) +? -itis

Noun

balanoposthitis (uncountable)

1. An inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce.

Synonyms

• pizzle rot

Translations