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Retractable [[skin]] and [[mucous membrane]] fold which covers the glans of the penis in many male mammals including humans. Often [[circumcised]] - removed - for religious and cultural reasons, although this can be done for legitimate medical reasons also.
Retractable [[skin]] and [[mucous membrane]] fold, also called the ''prepuce'', which covers the glans of the penis in many male mammals including humans. Often [[circumcised]] - removed - for religious and cultural reasons, although this can be done for legitimate medical reasons also.

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Foreskin [r]: Retractable skin and mucous membrane fold, also called the prepuce, which covers the glans of the penis in many male mammals including humans. Often circumcised - removed - for religious and cultural reasons, although this can be done for legitimate medical reasons also.