balanitis

British  

/ ˌbæləˈnaɪtɪs /

noun

1. med inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection

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Etymology

Origin of balanitis

from New Latin balanus , from Greek balanos acorn + _-itis

Example Sentences

There were no adhesions, but the inner fold of the prepuce had been thickened by balanitis.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

Such is the condition which the parts present in cases of recent balanitis, and these are the inflammations and ulcerations that cause more or less extensive adhesions of the prepuce to the glans.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

Phimosis and the consequent balanitis lead to cancer of the penis....

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

On examination it was found that he had a narrow, long prepuce, a congenitally-contracted meatus, and was then suffering with a slight balanitis.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

A similar enlargement is met with in the axilla in cases of chronic interstitial mastitis, and in the groin as a result of chronic irritation about the external genitals, such as balanitis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis