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noun

Glans n. (pl. glandes)

(Anat.) The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis, and the extremity of the clitoris.

(Bot.) The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.

(Med.)

(a)

Goiter.

(b)

A pessary. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Glans'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Glans" Quotes from Famous Books

... continued along the special prolongation which forms the penis, or virile member of copulation. In the ordinary way the penis only serves for the emission of urine. It hangs flaccid and terminates in a rounded swelling called the glans, at the end of which opens the urethra (Fig. 18). This opening serves also for the emission of ...

— The Sexual Question - A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study • August Forel

Words linked to "Glans" : structure, bodily structure, complex body part, body structure, anatomical structure, glans penis, glans clitoridis