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POSTHITIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posthitis mean?
• POSTHITIS (noun)
The noun POSTHITIS has 1 sense:
1. inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection
Familiarity information: POSTHITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("posthitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
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