Definition

Noun: * A medical condition: Balanoposthitis is the inflammation of both the glans penis (the head of the penis) and the prepuce (the foreskin).

Usage

• Medical Context: This term is used almost exclusively in medical, clinical, or anatomical contexts to describe a specific inflammatory condition.
• Formal Register: It is a formal, technical term. In everyday conversation, a general description like "inflammation of the penis" is more common.

Examples

• The patient was diagnosed with balanoposthitis and prescribed a topical antibiotic cream.
• Balanoposthitis can cause symptoms such as redness, swelling, pain, and discharge.
• Poor hygiene is a common contributing factor to balanoposthitis.

Advanced Usage

• The term is precise because it specifies inflammation affecting two distinct but adjacent anatomical structures ( referring to the glans, and referring to the foreskin).

Variants and Related Words

• Balanitis (noun): Inflammation of only the glans penis (the head), not including the foreskin.
• Posthitis (noun): Inflammation of only the prepuce (the foreskin), not including the glans.

Synonyms

• Penile inflammation (general, non-technical term)

Notes on Meaning

• This word has a single, specific medical meaning. It does not have idiomatic uses or phrasal verbs.

Noun

1. inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin