The penis is covered by a retractable hood of skin called the
foreskin, or prepuce. Circumcision is the surgical removal of the
foreskin of the penis.
Review Date: 12/23/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief; Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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