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redundant prepuce

an excessive growth of prepuce (foreskin). The condition may be pathological if the excess foreskin prevents the prepuce from being drawn back over the glans, which may be necessary to prevent inflammation from trapped smegma or urine.

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October 15th 2024

accuracy

accuracy

n.

1. lack of error or bias in a measure; the more accurate the measure, the closer the measurement is to the true score for an individual.

2. a measure of performance on a task, usually defined as the proportion of correct responses.

3. more generally, exactness or freedom from error. See also precision. —accurate adj.