glans

[ glanz ]

/ glænz /

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noun, plural glan·des

[glan-deez]. /ˈglæn diz/. Anatomy.

the glans penis or the glans clitoris.

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Origin of glans

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

Words nearby glans

glands, glandular, glandular fever, glandule, glandulous, glans, glans clitoris, glans penis, Glanville-Hicks, glare, glare ice

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How to use glans in a sentence

And as the glans of man are the seat of the greatest pleasure in copulation, so is this in the woman.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher|Anonymous
I have seen similar perforations in the parietes of a few specimens of A. glans.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
The animal's body was in a bad state of preservation; but, as far as I could make out, the cirri resembled those of A. glans.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
It is most marked in chancres situated in the furrow between the glans and the prepuce.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Juglans is from Jovis, signifying Jove's, and glans, signifying acorn.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow

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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