During a physical examination,the nurse finds that a male patient's foreskin is fixed and tight and will not retract over the glans.The nurse recognizes that this condition is:

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With phimosis,the foreskin is nonretractable,forming a pointy tip of the penis with a tiny orifice at the end of the glans.The foreskin is advanced and so tight that it is impossible to retract over the glans.This condition may be congenital or acquired from adhesions related to infection.(See Table 24-3 for information on urethral stricture.See Table 24-4 for information on epispadias and Peyronie disease.)

During a Physical Examination,the Nurse Finds That a Male Patient's