the process, following the cutting of foreskin flesh, by which the flesh is pulled back to expose the glans (head) of the penis. It precedes the circumcision which removes the remnants of flesh

plural of periaktos

A device for changing scenery in a theatre. A row of adjacent, three-sided columns form a backdrop to the stage and are turned in unison to show a different face.

(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).

Of or pertaining to the areas immediately around the anus.

plural of perianth

(historical) A revolving structure used to change scenes rapidly in a theatre: a tall prism-shaped frame or screen at the side entrances, each carrying a number of scenes changed by turning the frames.

(anatomy) Surrounding the aorta

(anatomy) Surrounding the adventitia.

Around the Alps.