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phimosis

Syllabification: (phi·mo·sis)
Pronunciation: /fīˈmōsis/
Definition of phimosis

noun

Medicine
  • a congenital narrowing of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be retracted.

Derivatives

phimotic

Pronunciation: /fīˈmätik/
adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally 'muzzling'

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