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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

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeputium.

Noun

prepuce m (plural prepuces)

1. foreskin

Descendants

• French: prépuce

English

Etymology

From Middle French infertilité, from Late Latin infertilitas.

Noun

infertility (countable and uncountable, plural infertilities)

1. The condition of being infertile; of having poor fertility.

   Soil infertility is a major problem for farmers.

2. The inability to conceive children.

   Infertility is a considerable obstacle for women wishing to make a family.

Related terms

• fertility
• infertile

Translations

See also

• sterility