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  • T-Tape

    T-tape refers to the shape of the tape, seen from the end, used by some men to restore their foreskin.
  • Testis

    One of the pair of testes (also gonad or testicle) common to all male mammals. They are held in the scrotum. Along with the penis, the testes constitute the male reproductory organs.
  • Tight cut

    A tight cut is a circumcision in which the shaft skin is tight or taut when the penis erect. A tight cut is contrasted with a loose cut where the shaft skin is is not tight when the penis is erect.
  • Tissue Expansion

    Tissue expansion is a medical procedure that grows additional skin in situ.
  • TLC Tugger

    The TLC Tugger™  is a foreskin restoration device.
  • TLC Your-Skin Cone

    The TLC Your-Skin Cone™ is a foreskin retainer.
  • TLC-X

    The TLC-X™  is a bi-directional, tapeless restoration device.
  • Turkey Neck

    Turkey neck, or a penoscrotal web, is where the skin is so tight that, when erect, some skin from the scrotum is pulled forward on the bottom or ventral side of the penis.
  • Tysons Glands

    Glands claimed by some to exist in the corona and secrete smegma. These glands have been found in orangutans; they have not been confirmed in humans.

  • UNCIRC - UNCircumcision Infomation and Resource Centers

    UNCircumcising Information and Resources Centers, a group formed in 1991 by Jim Bigelow (author of "The Joy of Uncircumcising!"). In June 1994, the organization was incorporated under NORM.
  • Urethra

    In males the urethra is a tube that begins at the bladder and runs through the length of the penis. The urethra carries both urine and semen.
  • Ventral

    The front or lower surface of a body, limb, or object; opposed to dorsal. When discussing the penis, it refers to the bottom side of the penis, specificly the portion that touches the scrotum when flaccid.