Medical term for a condition in which the foreskin cannot be fully retracted. The reading ほうきょう is a less common variant.
Treatment for phimosis may require surgery in some cases.
phimosiectomy; circumcision for phimosis
clitoral phimosis
Standard modern kanji spelling.
From 包 (wrap, envelop) + 茎 (stalk, stem), referring to the anatomical condition. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.