balanitis

balanitis

See also: Balanitis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn; glans penis”) +‎ -itis (“inflammatory disease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbæl.əˈnaɪ.tɪs/

Noun

balanitis (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Inflammation of the glans penis.

Derived terms

• balanitis xerotica obliterans

Translations

inflammation of glans penis

Dutch: balanitis (nl) Finnish: balaniitti (fi) French: balanite (fr) f German: Balanitis (de) f, Eichelentzündung (de) Italian: balanite (it) f Portuguese: balanite f Spanish: balanitis f Swedish: balanit (sv) c

References

• “balanitis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “balanitis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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Spanish

Etymology

bálano +‎ -itis[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balaˈnitis/ [ba.laˈni.t̪is]
• Rhymes: -itis
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧ni‧tis

Noun

balanitis f (plural balanitis)

1. (pathology) balanitis

References

1. “balanitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading

• “balanitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014