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is stretched tightly, and a circular incision is made around 

 it with a sharp scalpel, or the end may be cut off with 

 scissors. The chief precaution to take here is not to remove 

 too much, as if this is done the penis will protrude afterwards 



Fig. 173. — Congenital Malformation of the Prepuce and Penis.' 



in a very unsightly and objectionable manner, besides running 

 risks of injury, the last state of the patient being thus worse 

 than the first. 



Paraphimosis. 



This condition is the opposite of that of 'phimosis,' 

 being one in which the glans penis is so swollen that the 



1 For this photograph I am indebted to the Veterinary Record. 



