Diseases

Paraphimosis

A condition in which the FORESKIN, once retracted, cannot return to its original position. If this condition persists, it can lead to painful constriction of GLANS PENIS, swelling, and impaired blood flow to the penis.

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A condition in which the FORESKIN, once retracted, cannot return to its original position. If this condition persists, it can lead to painful constriction of GLANS PENIS, swelling, and impaired blood flow to the penis.

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  • Paraphimoses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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91(75); was see under PHIMOSIS 1975-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paraphimosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010263. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010263
  2. Paraphimosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphimosis
  3. Paraphimosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1414480