Definition of Penis, inflammation of the head of the
Penis, inflammation of the head of the: Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis is called balanitis.
In the uncircumcised male, balanitis and posthitis (inflammation of the foreskin) usually occur together as balanoposthitis: inflammation of both the glans and foreskin.
Circumcision prevents balanoposthitis. Without a foreskin, there can of course be no posthitis and hence no balanoposthitis.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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