Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

glans

[glanz]
noun, plural glan·des [glan-deez] /ˈglæn diz/. Anatomy.
  1. the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris).
Show More

Origin of glans

1640–50; < Latin glāns literally, acorn, beechmast; akin to Greek bálanos
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for glans penis

glans

noun plural glandes (ˈɡlændiːz)
  1. anatomy any small rounded body or glandlike mass, such as the head of the penis (glans penis)
Show More

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for glans penis

glans

n.

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

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
glans penis in Medicine

glans penis

n.
  1. The conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the penis.
Show More

glans

(glănz)
n. pl. glan•des (glăn′dēz)
  1. A conical vascular body forming the distal end of the penis.
  2. A conical vascular body forming the distal end of the clitoris.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.