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)

(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

Spanish

Etymology

bálano +‎ -itis[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

balanitis f (plural balanitis)

(pathology) balanitis

References

“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

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