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prepuce of penis
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001332
A retractable double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis and protects the urinary meatus when the penis is not erect. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreskin ]
Term info
Label
prepuce of penis
Synonyms
- penile prepuce
- prepuce of male
- preputium penis
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Foreskin_CloseupV2.jpg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Foreskin2.jpg/200px-Foreskin2.jpg
has broad synonym
preputium, prepuce
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
foreskin, praeputium, prepucium
id
UBERON:0001332
Term relations
Subclass of:
- prepuce
- part of some penis
- develops from some preputial swelling of male
- transformation of some preputial swelling of male
- adjacent_to some glans penis