fimose

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek φῑμός (phīmós)
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.?
    Ancient Greek -όω (-óō)
    Ancient Greek φῑμόω (phīmóō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tis
    Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
    Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis)lbor.
    Portuguese fimose

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈmɔ.zi/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈmɔ.ze/

    • Rhymes: -ɔzi, -ɔzɨ
    • Hyphenation: fi‧mo‧se

    Noun

    fimose f (usually uncountable, plural fimoses)

    1. (medicine) phimosis
      • 1935 October 13, Dr. Uzeda Moreira, “Urinar na cama [Urinating on the bed]”, in Correio Paulistano‎[1], volume LXXXII, number 24406, São Paulo, page 7:
        A cystite, a calculose urinaria, a phimose, certas nephropathias, a polyuria diabetica, o esforço continuado da tosse, as vegetações adenoides, são outras tantas causas do urinar na cama.
        Cystitis, urinary calculi, phimosis, certain nephropathies, diabetic polyuria, continued strain from coughing, the adenoids, are other causes of urinating on the bed.
    2. (informal, proscribed) penile foreskin
      Synonym: prepúcio

    References

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