posthitis


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Related to posthitis: prostatitis, phimosis
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Noun1.posthitis - inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection
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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Histopathological evidence of suppurative inflammatory responses marked by neutrophil and monocyte infiltration was observed in the prepuce and preputial skin in posthitis and balanoposthitis.
Pathological conditions associated with the male reproductive tract of the Sahel bucks
A ten year old bay stallion was presented with a history of scrotal swelling along with posthitis and difficult micturation (Stanguria).
A Complicated Case of Septic Orchitis and Posthitis in a Race Horse
A nodular granulomatous posthitis caused by Halicephalobus sp.
Fatal parasitic meningoencephalomyelitis caused by Halicephalobus deletrix: a case report and review of the literature
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