![Legends Of Surgery on Twitter: "TIL: Inflammation of the glans penis is called balanitis. Why? It comes from the Greek word 'balanos' which means acorn, do to the similarity in shape. Now Legends Of Surgery on Twitter: "TIL: Inflammation of the glans penis is called balanitis. Why? It comes from the Greek word 'balanos' which means acorn, do to the similarity in shape. Now](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjRk64NWsAEng7R.jpg)
Legends Of Surgery on Twitter: "TIL: Inflammation of the glans penis is called balanitis. Why? It comes from the Greek word 'balanos' which means acorn, do to the similarity in shape. Now
![Prof. Michael Scott on Twitter: "And the term for tying up the penis with string (as athletes did before competing naked in Ancient Greek olympics l) was kynodesme - literally 'dog-tying' ...." / Prof. Michael Scott on Twitter: "And the term for tying up the penis with string (as athletes did before competing naked in Ancient Greek olympics l) was kynodesme - literally 'dog-tying' ...." /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DojaVvXXoAMac67.jpg)
Prof. Michael Scott on Twitter: "And the term for tying up the penis with string (as athletes did before competing naked in Ancient Greek olympics l) was kynodesme - literally 'dog-tying' ...." /
![Give the word derived from Greek and/or Latin elements that means the following: "Inflammation of the penis". | Homework.Study.com Give the word derived from Greek and/or Latin elements that means the following: "Inflammation of the penis". | Homework.Study.com](https://homework.study.com/cimages/videopreview/videopreview-full/vocabulary-disorders-of-the-penis1_207582.jpg)