English

Noun

phimosis ‎(plural phimoses)

1. (medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
   • 1762, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin 2003, p. 361:

     ’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φίμωσις ‎(phímōsis, “muzzling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.mo.zis/

Noun

phimosis m ‎(plural phimosis)

1. (medicine) phimosis

References

• Jacques Quevauvilliers, Dictionnaire médical, Elsevier Masson, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 5th ed., 2007, ISBN 978-2-294-01941-8