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From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “penis; foreskin”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The inflammation of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the human penis, characterised by swelling and redness on the skin. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “penis; foreskin”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.