Difference between revisions of "Meatitis"
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Revision as of 15:18, 19 January 2022
Meatitis is inflammation of the urinary meatus which is the opening of the urethra at the tip of the glans penis.[1]
Meatitis occurs in circumcised male infants because of the loss of the natural protection provided by the foreskin.
