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the prepuce. The gradations may be seen also in castrated 

 males (Fig. 9a, page 16). The preputial sac may be totally 

 absent, or there may be any degree of development, accord- 

 ing to the stage of sexual development at the time of castra- 

 tion. The anatomy and the mode of protruding the penis 

 during coitus have been described on page 14. The coital 



Fig. 94— Rupture of Prepuce From Coital Violence. 



CC, Corpus cavernosutn : F, fornix ; P, prepuce ; G, glans ; U, urethra ; 



R, coital rupture. At the right end of the rupture the ruptured 



border of the prepuce is folded upon itself. 



thrust of the bull is vigorous, or sometimes so violent that 

 the prepuce is torn or ruptured, as shown in Figs. 61 and 94. 

 The abraded or ruptured portion is withdrawn at once, with 

 the retraction of the penis, and any infection which has en- 

 tered the wound is carried along. 



Fig. 95— Tuberculosis of Glans and Prepuce. 

 G, Glans ; P, prepuce ; F, fornix ; U, urethra ; CC, corpus 

 cavernosum ; Tb, tubercle in tip of glans ; A, tuber- 

 cular abscess in prepuce. 



