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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

Example Sentences

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Not infrequently the seat of disease may be at some distance from that of pain, as in the familiar instances of pain at the top of the head in uterine derangement; in the glans penis from calculus in the bladder; in the knee from hip-joint disease; under the shoulder-blade in liver disorder; about the heart or between the shoulders from dyspepsia.

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The method described above leaves the baculum intact within the glans penis; therefore its orientation can be determined relative to the thick walled urethra and the thin walled dorsal artery that extends onto the dorsal side of the baculum.

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

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Swelling of the glans penis is not uncommon.

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It is curious to note that certain pathological conditions and friction of the glans penis, especially in the case of phimosis and as a result of bad example, are often sufficient to produce sexual sensations and appetites in very young boys.

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