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foreskin

retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis
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foreskin
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Summary

foreskin is a class of anatomical entity[1]. foreskin ranks in the top 0.36% of class of anatomical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,061 views/month, #5 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: prepuce[3], subdivision of urogenital part of male perineum[4], gendered anatomical structure[5], particular anatomical entity[6]
  • Part of: penis[7]
  • Commons category: Foreskin[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Foreskin[9]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11]
  • Arterial supply: dorsal artery of the penis[12]
  • Venous drainage: superficial dorsal veins of the penis[13]
  • Sexually homologous with: clitoral hood[14]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Anatomy[15], WikiProject Sexology and sexuality[16]

Why It Matters

foreskin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] foreskin is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_foreskin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{foreskin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/foreskin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → —
    Arterial supply → dorsal artery of the penis
    Venous drainage → superficial dorsal veins of the penis
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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