foreskin

Retractable genital covering

The foreskin is the retractable fold of skin covering the head of the penis.

In many cultures, the foreskin is removed in infancy through circumcision for religious, cultural, or hygienic reasons.

The procedure remains common in the United States but has become less routine in other Western countries.

anatomy

prepuce

Fold covering glans

glansRounded anatomical terminus
penisMale reproductive organ
frenulumSmall tissue fold restricting movement

corona · shaft · meatus · urethra · mucosa · epithelium · dermis · epidermis · integument · genitalia

circumcision

bris

Jewish circumcision ceremony

brit milahJewish infant circumcision ceremony
ritualCeremonial set of actions
mohelRitual circumcision practitioner

procedure · neonatal · excision · ablation · incision · scalpel · clamps · anesthesia · postoperative · healing

function

protection

Guarding against harm

sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
glidingEngineless aerial movement
lubricationCoating to reduce friction

coverage · retractable · erogenous · nerve endings · Meissner corpuscles · moisture · barrier · immunological · antibacterial · sexual

Categories

Male Anatomypenis, testicle, testes, testicles, testis
reproductive anatomypenis, vagina, testes, testicles, ovaries
Urogenital Anatomybladder, kidney, kidneys, urethra, ureter
Male Bodypenis, testicles, testes, scrotum, prostate
pelvic anatomybladder, uterus, ovaries, rectum, vagina
circumcisioncircumcision, brit milah, bris, mohel, ritual circumcision

Opposites

anatomical state/circumcision status

foreskincircumcision

Foreskin surgical removal

circumcised · glans · cut · uncircumcised · intact

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