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Anatomy

Hairy Shaft

A complication of circumcision where the lack of adequate shaft skin causes hairy pubic and scrotal skin to be drawn onto the erect penile shaft (also called Hirsute Penis). 

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Hypospadias

Hypospadias refers to the abnormal location of the urinary opening.  It can be either congenital, or the result of a surgical (Iatrogenic) mistake during circumcision (see photo below). 

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Inner Foreskin

Inner foreskin is mucosal tissue that extends from the glans to the ridged band in an intact penis or to the circumcision scar in a circumcised penis.

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Keratinization

Keratinization is a specific term implying the formation of keratin.

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Knob

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Slang for Glans Penis

Kynodesme

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A thong worn by athletes in the classical Greek gymnasium around the acroposthion to ensure that the glans remained concealed. (Its exposure would have been offensive.) If their circumcision was not too radical (pariah), Jews could use the kynodesme to conceal it.

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Langerhans Cells

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A specialized epithelial cell that are believed to be a component of the immune system in the penis.  Circumcision removes all of these cells.

Meatal

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Of the meatus.

Meatal Lips

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The tiny swellings on either side of the meatus.  These small, tender protrusions are commonly missing in three-quarters of circumcised men due to abrasion, which can lead to meatal stenosis.

Meatal Stenosis

Narrowing of the meatus, a common complication of circumcision.

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