Foreskin


[fawr-skin, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌskɪn, ˈfoʊr-/

noun
1.
the prepuce of the penis.
/ˈfɔːˌskɪn/
noun
1.
(anatomy) the nontechnical name for prepuce (sense 1) related adjective preputial
n.

1530s, from fore- + skin (n.). A loan-translation of Latin prepuce.

foreskin fore·skin (fôr’skĭn’)
n.
The loose fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis. Also called prepuce.

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