posthitis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, penis; foreskin) +‎ -itis (inflammatory disease).

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Noun

posthitis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) The inflammation of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the human penis, characterised by swelling and redness on the skin.

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