Diseases

Phimosis

A condition in which the FORESKIN cannot be retracted to reveal the GLANS PENIS. It is due to tightness or narrowing of the foreskin opening.

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A condition in which the FORESKIN cannot be retracted to reveal the GLANS PENIS. It is due to tightness or narrowing of the foreskin opening.

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  • Phimoses

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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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  1. National Library of Medicine. Phimosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010688. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010688
  2. Phimosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimosis
  3. Phimosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382641