Meanings
Origin
From balanus (“glans”) + -itis (“inflammatory disease”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian баланит
- баланит (balanit)inflammation of glans penis
Catalan balanitis
- balanitisinflammation of glans penis
Chinese Mandarin 龜頭炎 /龟头炎
- 龜頭炎 /龟头炎 (guītóuyán)inflammation of glans penis
Danish balanitis, forhudsbetændelse
- balanitisinflammation of glans penis
- forhudsbetændelseinflammation of glans penis
Dutch balanitis, eikelontsteking
- balanitisinflammation of glans penis
- eikelontstekinginflammation of glans penis
Finnish balaniitti, terskatulehdus
- balaniittiinflammation of glans penis
- terskatulehdusinflammation of glans penis
French balanite
- balaniteinflammation of glans penis
German Balanitis, Eichelentzündung
- Balanitisinflammation of glans penis
- Eichelentzündunginflammation of glans penis
Indonesian balanitis
- balanitisinflammation of glans penis
Italian balanite
- balaniteinflammation of glans penis
Persian بالانیت
- بالانیت (bâlânit)inflammation of glans penis
Polish zapalenie żołędzi prącia
- zapalenie żołędzi prąciainflammation of glans penis
Portuguese balanite
- balaniteinflammation of glans penis
Romanian balanită
- balanităinflammation of glans penis
Russian балани́т
- балани́т (balanít)inflammation of glans penis
Spanish balanitis
- balanitisinflammation of glans penis
Swedish balanit
- balanitinflammation of glans penis
Turkish balanit
- balanitinflammation of glans penis
Ukrainian балані́т
- балані́т (balanít)inflammation of glans penis
Cite this entry
APA
balanitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balanitis
MLA
“balanitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balanitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balanitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balanitis.
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