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balanitis

/ ˌbæləˈnaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. med inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of balanitis1

from New Latin balanus , from Greek balanos acorn + -itis
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Example Sentences

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

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

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