balanitis
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From balanus (“glans”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌbæl.əˈnaɪ.tɪs/
=== Noun ===
balanitis (plural balanitides)
(pathology) Inflammation of the glans penis.
==== Derived terms ====
balanitis xerotica obliterans
==== Translations ====
=== References ===
“balanitis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“balanitis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From bàlan + -itis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ləˈni.tis]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [ba.laˈni.tis]
=== Noun ===
balanitis f (invariable)
(pathology) balanitis
=== Further reading ===
“balanitis”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“balanitis”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“balanitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Internationalism.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /balaˈnitis/ [ba.laˈni.t̪ɪs]
Rhymes: -itis
Syllabification: ba‧la‧ni‧tis
=== Noun ===
balanitis (uncountable)
(pathology) balanitis
=== Further reading ===
“balanitis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From bálano + -itis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /balaˈnitis/ [ba.laˈni.t̪is]
Rhymes: -itis
Syllabification: ba‧la‧ni‧tis
=== Noun ===
balanitis f (plural balanitis)
(pathology) balanitis
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“balanitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025