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Noun: prepuce  'pree,pyoos
  1. A fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
    "Some cultures practice circumcision, which involves removing the prepuce";
    - foreskin
     
  2. A fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
    "The prepuce of the clitoris serves a protective function";
    - foreskin

Derived forms: prepuces

Type of: cutis, skin, tegument

Part of: clitoris, member, penis, phallus

Encyclopedia: Prepuce