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‘He told us that he had made a dilator for himself from a piece of electric copper wire, which he inserted into his penile urethra until it went so far that the urine could pass with ease after a few attempts.’
‘He had had normal genitalia and penile length before the operation.’
‘Physical examinations may reveal some testicular or penile abnormality.’
‘It produces bizarre symptoms like bladder irritation, urethral or penile pain, perineal pain, lower abdominal pain and low-grade fevers.’
‘In boys, examination of the external genitalia may reveal penile and scrotal abnormalities.’
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin penilis, from penis ‘tail, penis’.