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glans penis

American  
[glanz pee-nis] / ˈglænz ˈpi nɪs /

noun

Anatomy.
  1. the highly sensitive bell-shaped end of the penis.


Etymology

Origin of glans penis

First recorded in 1675–85

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In children, diphtheria may occur on the vulva, vagina, prepuce, or glans penis, and give rise to difficulty in diagnosis, which is only cleared up by demonstration of the bacillus.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

No ossification was found in a single specimen of Ellobius examined by me although the entire glans penis was removed and cleared without dissection.

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson

In rare instances lichen planus lesions are also seen on the glans penis and on the buccal mucous membrane.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Swelling of the glans penis is not uncommon.

From The Dog by Dinks

The prepuce, as stated above, usually covers the glans penis in young children and may do so throughout life.

From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Winfield Scott Hall

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