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

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Example Sentences

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balanitis

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 Peter Charles Remondino

Soft sores are often complicated by phimosis and balanitis, and they frequently lead to infection of the glands in the groin.

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

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 Peter Charles Remondino

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 Peter Charles Remondino

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 Peter Charles Remondino

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