Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0680 short lesson, about 20 seconds
balan/o: Glans
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The idea
The combining form balan slash o names the glans, the rounded end of the penis.
In practice
Balanitis is inflammation of the glans.
Where people slip
Balan slash o names one structure and appears in few terms.
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