Definition of Balanoposthitis

1. Noun. Inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin.

Generic synonyms: Inflammation, Redness, Rubor

Definition of Balanoposthitis

1. Noun. An inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Balanoposthitis

1. Inflammation of the glans penis and prepuce is often caused by a bacterial infection with Staphylococcus aureus. Symptoms and findings include redness, swelling, itching and pain to the glans penis. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balanoposthitis

balanic hypospadias
balaniferous
balanite
balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis
balanitis diabetica
balanitis of Zoon
balanoglossus
balanoid
balanophagous
balantidial dysentery
balantidiasis
balantidosis
balaphone
balaphones
balas
balas-ruby
balas ruby
balase
balases
balata
balata tree

Literary usage of Balanoposthitis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Urology in Men, Women and Children, Including Urinary and by Victor Cox Pedersen (1919)
"Cardiovascular differs from gonococcal balanoposthitis in that it is secondary to disease of the heart, vessels and kidneys, being accompanied by pronounced ..."

2. The Irrigation treatment of gonorrhœa: Its Local Complications and Sequelæ by Ferdinand Charles Valentine (1900)
"Even if such extreme results do not obtain, balanoposthitis may cause adhesions ... The first indication for treatment of balanitis and balanoposthitis is ..."

3. Transactions by Homoeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York (1902)
"... a receptacle and culture for the germs of gonorrhoea, syphilis and cancer, the normal or natural prepuce is often the seat of oedema, balanoposthitis, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Balanoposthitis on Dictionary.com!Search for Balanoposthitis on Thesaurus.com!Search for Balanoposthitis on Google!Search for Balanoposthitis on Wikipedia!

Search