periah
The English word “periah” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- a supplementary procedure in the bris following the milah (excision of the akroposthion) where the preputial epithelium of the foreskin is separated from the glans of the penis as a precursor to posthetomy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew פְּרִיעָה (pri'á, “uncovering”).
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