English word balanitis comes from Ancient Greek βάλανος, English -itis
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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βάλανος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
-itis | English (eng) | (humorous) Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases.. (pathology) Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection. |
balanitis | English (eng) | (andrology) inflammation of the glans penis. |