Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the prepuce and glans penis.
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inflammation of theglans penis and theprepuce .
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- noun inflammation of both the head of the penis and the foreskin
Etymologies
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Rational Review 2009
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* Prevention of balanitis (inflammation of the glans) and balanoposthitis (inflammation of the glans and foreskin).
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"But it wasn't until the North Africa campaign of World War II that American doctors turned into enthusiastic circumcisers. More than 145,000 American GIs based there slacked off on their cleaning regimens and came down with foreskin-related ouches — chiefly, balanoposthitis (inflammation of the foreskin and glans), phimosis (a foreskin that's too tight to retract over the glans), and paraphimosis (a foreskin stuck in the retracted position). After the war, doctors advanced a theory that circumcision reduces rates of cervical cancer — a hypothesis now confirmed by scientific research."
(Charles Hirshberg, Men's Health)
April 1, 2009