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Definition of Balanoposthitis

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

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)

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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, ..."

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