glans

[ glanz ]

/ glænz /

noun, plural glan·des [glan-deez]. /ˈglæn diz/. Anatomy.

the head of the penis (glans penis ) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris ).

Origin of glans

1640–50; <Latin glāns literally, acorn, beechmast; akin to Greek bálanos

Words nearby glans

glandular, glandular epithelium, glandular fever, glandule, glandulous, glans, glans clitoridis, glans penis, Glanville-Hicks, Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, glare

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Example sentences from the Web for glans

Those peripheral nerves which provoke sexual excitation are especially the nerves of the glans.
The Sexual Question|August Forel
The mucous covering of the inner fold of the prepuce and glans was so irritable that connection often brought it about.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino
He had an abnormally small opening in the prepuce, making the uncovering of the glans almost impossible.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
It is mostly situated on the glans and prepuce, and often attended with hemorrhage.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826|Various

It is most marked in chancres situated in the furrow between the glans and the prepuce.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for glans

glans

/ (ɡlænz) /

noun plural glandes (ˈɡlændiːz)

anatomy any small rounded body or glandlike mass, such as the head of the penis (glans penis)

Word Origin for glans

C17: from Latin: acorn; see gland 1

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Medical definitions for glans

glans

[ glănz ]

n. pl. glan•des (glăn′dēz)

A conical vascular body forming the distal end of the penis.

A conical vascular body forming the distal end of the clitoris.

单词	glans
释义	glans [ glanz ] / glænz / noun, plural glan·des [glan-deez]. /ˈglæn diz/. Anatomy. the head of the penis (glans penis ) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris ). Origin of glans 1640–50; <Latin glāns literally, acorn, beechmast; akin to Greek bálanos Words nearby glans glandular, glandular epithelium, glandular fever, glandule, glandulous, glans, glans clitoridis, glans penis, Glanville-Hicks, Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, glare Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glans Those peripheral nerves which provoke sexual excitation are especially the nerves of the glans. The Sexual Question\|August Forel The mucous covering of the inner fold of the prepuce and glans was so irritable that connection often brought it about. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present\|Peter Charles Remondino He had an abnormally small opening in the prepuce, making the uncovering of the glans almost impossible. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis It is mostly situated on the glans and prepuce, and often attended with hemorrhage. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826\|Various It is most marked in chancres situated in the furrow between the glans and the prepuce. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for glans glans / (ɡlænz) / noun plural glandes (ˈɡlændiːz) anatomy any small rounded body or glandlike mass, such as the head of the penis (glans penis) Word Origin for glans C17: from Latin: acorn; see gland 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for glans glans [ glănz ] n. pl. glan•des (glăn′dēz) A conical vascular body forming the distal end of the penis. A conical vascular body forming the distal end of the clitoris. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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