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) (pathology) The inflammation of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the human penis, characterised by swelling and redness on the skin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “posthitis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “posthitis”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.