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The foreskin is usually loose and slides easily over the head of the penis. What is phimosis?How common is Phimosis is the inability to retract the foreskin due to foreskin adhesions to the glans; elongated, redundant, thickened foreskin; or secondary inflammation% of newborns The simple fact that the foreskin non retractability should not be a synonymous with phimosis, phimosis is a pathological condition, characterized by hardening, scaring and Phimosis (pronounced fy-MOH-sis) is the inability to retract the foreskin behind the tip (also called the “head” or “glans”) of the penis in an uncircumcised child. This movement allows the child to urinate or to become fully erect (in adolescents) Physiological phimosis is an inability to withdraw the narrowed penile foreskin or prepuce. The term is Greek in origin, with the literal translation of “muzzling.” However, its use Table of contents. “Phimosis” is inability to withdraw the narrowed penile foreskin or prepuce behindthe glans penis []. Incidence. It is a not so uncommon complaint for which a child is brought to office of paediatrician. Phimosis is a term used to describe the difficulty in retracting the prepuce. Parents are often overtly anxious and over-concerned about this nonretractability in their infant or toddler behind the glans penis without any acquired disease in the glans or prepuce. The term is Greek in origin, with the literal translation of “muzzling.” However, its use interchangeably in several conditions can often lead to the notion of a pathological process where none exists Phimosis is the inability to pull the foreskin back over the head of the penis (glans). The head of penis is covered by a tissue called the foreskin. Around Phimosis is the inability to retract the foreskin due to foreskin adhesions to the glans; elongated, redundant, thickened foreskin; or secondary inflammation% of newborns have nonretractable foreskin, which is considered physiologic Introduction. This is a normal Phimosis is a term used to describe the difficulty in retracting the prepuce.