different between inflammation vs balanitis

English

Etymology

From Middle French inflammation, from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nfl??me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)

1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
2. The state of being inflamed
3. (pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
4. (archaic) Violent excitement

   an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties

   Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:inflammation

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nflamm?ti?, ?nflamm?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.fla.ma.sj??/
• Homophone: inflammations

Noun

inflammation f (plural inflammations)

1. inflammation

References

• “inflammation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (bálanos, “acorn; glans penis”) +? -itis (“inflammatory disease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæl.??na?.t?s/

Noun

balanitis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Inflammation of the glans penis.

Translations

References

• “balanitis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “balanitis”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Spanish

Etymology

bálano +? -itis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bala?nitis/, [ba.la?ni.t?is]
• Rhymes: -itis
• Hyphenation: ba?la?ni?tis

Noun

balanitis f (plural balanitis)

1. (pathology) balanitis

References