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prepuce

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prepuce
1. the retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
2. a similar fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

prepuce [′prēp·əs]
(anatomy)
The foreskin of the penis, a fold of skin covering the glans penis.
A similar fold over the glans clitoridis.


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First-degree female genital mutilation is cutting or removal of the prepuce, or hood, of the clitoris, and/or the clitoris itself.
Uncircumcision: A technique for plastic reconstruction of a prepuce after circumcision.
Testing for this involves vigorous scrubbing or scraping of the prepuce that surrounds the bull's penis and collecting the debris and washes.
 
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