A piece of skin that covers the head of the penis.
The skin covering the top of the penis, which can be removed by circumcision.
The loose fold of skin over the head, or glans, of the penis, which is often removed shortly after birth for medical or religious reasons in an operation called circumcision.
Loose skin around the base of the head of the penis (glans) or clitoris; the prepuce; its removal constitutes circumcision.
The loose fold of skin that covers the tip (or glans) of the penis; also known as the prepuce. During the first months or years of a boy’s life, the foreskin naturally separates from the tip of the penis. If the penis becomes erect, the foreskin moves back to expose the tip. The foreskin may be surgically removed in a procedure called circumcision.
The prepuce, the loose skin at and covering the end of the penis or clitoris like a hood. Excision of the prepuce constitutes circumcision. Smegma praeputii is secreted by Tyson’s glands and collects under the foreskin.
The term “foreskin” is commonly used to refer to the prepuce, a loose layer of skin that cloaks the glans or the head of the penis when it’s in a flaccid state. This skin layer retracts during an erection.
At the time of birth, the foreskin is connected to the glans and cannot be pulled back. Typically, it detaches from the glans during the initial three to four years of life. The foreskin might be surgically removed due to religious practices or medical necessities.
In a condition known as phimosis, the foreskin continues to be tight past the age of five, leading to challenges in urinating and causing the foreskin to balloon. It might also result in recurring balanitis, which is an infection of the glans. Erections can often be painful, which is why this condition is typically detected only during puberty. Paraphimosis, on the other hand, is a situation where the foreskin gets trapped in a pulled-back position, inducing painful swelling of the glans that necessitates immediate medical intervention.