Glans penis

[glanz]

glans

[glanz]
noun, plural glan·des [glan-deez] . Anatomy.
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris).

Origin:
1640–50; < Latin glāns literally, acorn, beechmast; akin to Greek bálanos
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glans (glānz)
n. pl. glan·des (glān'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.

glans penis n.
The conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the penis.

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