phimosis

名词 n.
/fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/    /faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted. countable,uncountable
    — ’Twill end in a phimosis, replied Dr. Slop.

词形变化

phimoses plural

词源

From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).
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