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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.[2]
References
- ↑
(2012). Meatus
, The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 19 January 2021. - ↑
Van Howe RS. Incidence of meatal stenosis following neonatal circumcision in a primary care setting. Clin Pediatr (Phila). January 2006; 45(1): 49-54. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
