glans

[glanz]

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

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Examples from the Web for glans

Historical Examples of glans

The prepuce is often too narrow so that it cannot be withdrawn behind the glans.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
The glans is covered and the prepuce is lined by mucous membrane.
The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction
Winfield S. Hall
And then those dreams Glans face became serious for a moment.
Knock Three Times!
Marion St. John Webb
Hes a kind of cousin of Glans father, dearies, observed Aunt Janet.
Knock Three Times!
Marion St. John Webb
You ought to be ashamed of yourself, she said, shaking her head at Glans father.
Knock Three Times!
Marion St. John Webb

British Dictionary definitions for glans

glans

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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Word Origin and History for glans

1640s, from Latin glans "acorn" (see gland).

glans in Medicine

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.