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balanitis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌbæl.əˈnaɪ.tɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of the glans penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the head of the penis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

History

Etymology

From balanus (“glans”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: balanit — inflammation of glans penis
  • Belarusian: балані́т (balanít) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Bulgarian: баланит (balanit) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Catalan: balanitis — inflammation of glans penis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 龜頭炎 /龟头炎 (guītóuyán) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Danish: balanitis — inflammation of glans penis
  • Danish: forhudsbetændelse — inflammation of glans penis
  • Dutch: balanitis — inflammation of glans penis
  • Dutch: eikelontsteking — inflammation of glans penis
  • Finnish: balaniitti — inflammation of glans penis
  • Finnish: terskatulehdus — inflammation of glans penis
  • French: balanite — inflammation of glans penis
  • German: Balanitis — inflammation of glans penis
  • German: Eichelentzündung — inflammation of glans penis
  • Indonesian: balanitis — inflammation of glans penis
  • Italian: balanite — inflammation of glans penis
  • Kazakh: баланит (balanit) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Kyrgyz: баланит (balanit) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Persian: بالانیت (bâlânit) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Polish: zapalenie żołędzi prącia — inflammation of glans penis
  • Portuguese: balanite — inflammation of glans penis
  • Romanian: balanită — inflammation of glans penis
  • Russian: балани́т (balanít) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Spanish: balanitis — inflammation of glans penis
  • Swedish: balanit — inflammation of glans penis
  • Tajik: баланит (balanit) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Tatar: баланит (balanit) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Turkish: balanit — inflammation of glans penis
  • Ukrainian: балані́т (balanít) — inflammation of glans penis
  • Uzbek: balanit — inflammation of glans penis