Foreskin, inflammation of the definition - medical term
Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis
(the prepuce) is called posthitis.
I n the uncircumcised male, posthitis and balanitis (inflammation of the glans,
the rounded head of the penis) 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.
An uncircumcised boy should be taught to clean his penis with care to prevent
infection and inflammation of the foreskin. Cleaning of the penis is done by gently,
not forcibly, retracting the foreskin. The foreskin should be retracted only to
the point where resistance is met. Full retraction of the foreskin may not be possible
until the age of 3 or more.
The term "posthitis" (pronounced pos-THI-tis) comes from the Greek "posthe" meaning
foreskin + "-itis" meaning inflammation = inflammation of the foreskin.
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