Posthitis
/pɒsˈθʌɪ.tɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The inflammation of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the human penis, characterised by swelling and redness on the skin. uncountable
- 2 inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “penis; foreskin”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).