balanitis

Path.: Inflammation of the glans penis. băl-an-oph-or-a, 8. [Gr. βάλανος ( balanos ) = acorn, and φέρω ( pherō ) = to bear. Acorn bearing.] The typical genus of the above order. The Him a lay an species make great knots on the roots of oaks and maples, scooped by the natives into drinking-cups. In Java the wax of Balanophora elongata is used in making candles.