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noun
The inflammation of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the human penis, characterised by swelling and redness on the skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor
History
From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “penis; foreskin”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
