noun. a condition, birth-related or acquired, wherein the foreskin of the penis can't be pulled back over the glans. The acquired type is generally because of an infection or swelling. Phimosis m [..]

(n) an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans

Contraction of the orifice of the prepuce (foreskin of penis), usually treated by circumcision (19thC)

(medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted. * '''1762''', Laurence Sterne, ''The Life & Opinions [..]

Tightness of the foreskin, either due to a scarring disease or as a result of a congenital abnormality ... More Information

constriction of the foreskin so that it does not pull back, retracted over the glans of the penis.

A condition in which the foreskin of the penis is too tight to be pulled back to reveal the glans. This usually causes no problems and nothing needs be done. If phimosis causes obstruction of the urinary stream, meaturia (blood in the urine), or pain, this can require surgery to relieve the phimosis. Circumcision prevents phimosis.

1670s, from Greek phimosis, literally "muzzling," from phimos "a muzzle."

A condition in which the foreskin of the penis is too tight to be pulled back.

Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin is unusually tight and cannot be retracted over the glans penis.

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.

The inability to retract the foreskin over the glans penis due to tightness of the prepuce.