glans

American  

[glanz] / glænz /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

glandes

1. the glans penis or the glans clitoris.

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glans British  

/ ɡlænz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of glans

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin glāns literally, “acorn, beechmast”; akin to Greek bálanos

Example Sentences

“Before the circumcision can even take place in a newborn boy, the foreskin has to be forcefully torn from the glans,” he says.

From Time

The contemporary restoration activists, who call themselves intactivists, stand by this ancient belief that the glans should not be exposed, and therefore circumcision is nothing less than mutilation.

From Salon

The seminal ridges in a turtle are largest right next to the glans; near the glans, they’re surrounded on both sides by fissures, or sinuses.

From Scientific American

When the glans became sufficiently cleared that the stained baculum could be seen easily, the solution was replaced by glycerin in which clearing was completed.

From Project Gutenberg

The ancient Latin name, first used by Pliny, contracted from Jovis glans, the nut of Jove or Jupiter.

From Project Gutenberg