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balan/o

A word root that means the glans penis, the rounded tip of the penis.

BAL-uh-noe root

What it means

The root in words about the head of the penis. Balanitis is inflammation of the glans, often from poor hygiene under the foreskin or a yeast infection, and balanoposthitis adds inflammation of the foreskin.

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Also writtenbalano-

Related terms

-itis

A word ending that means inflammation.

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