posthitis

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɒsˈθʌɪ.tɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɑsˈθaɪ.tɪs/

Noun

posthitis (uncountable)

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

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: postitis f
• French: posthite (fr) f
• Italian: postite f
• Persian: پوستیت (postit)
• Portuguese: postite f
• Romanian: postită f
• Spanish: postitis f
• Turkish: postit

References

• “posthitis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “posthitis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.