Definition of Glans. Meaning of Glans. Synonyms of Glans

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Definition of Glans

Glans
Glans Glans .; pl. Glandes. [L. See Gland.] 1. (Anat.) The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis, and the extremity of the clitoris. 2. (Bot.) The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits. --Gray. 3. (Med.) (a) Goiter. (b) A pessary. [Obs.]

Meaning of Glans from wikipedia

- In male human anatomy, the glans **** or penile glans, commonly referred to as the glans, (/ɡlænz/; from Latin glans meaning "acorn") is the bulbous structure...
- refers to the glans alone. In males, the glans is known as the glans ****, while in females the glans is known as the ****oral glans. In females, the...
- ****oral glans and labia minora as composed of non-erectile tissue; this is especially the case for the glans. They state that the ****oral glans and labia...
- The word Glan meaning derives from Celtic (Noric) glanos meaning "bright, clear", cf. Glanis, Glanum, Glen and English "clean". Glan (Nahe) Glan, Sarangani...
- of the glans in human males. The corona overhangs a mucosal surface, known as the neck of the ****, which separates the shaft and the glans. The deep...
- distal end of the human **** that covers the glans and the urinary meatus. The **** is attached to the glans by an elastic band of tissue, known as the...
- Glans insufficiency syndrome, also known as the soft glans, cold glans, or glans insufficiency, is a medical condition that affects male individuals. This...
- underside of the glans and the neck of the human ****. In men who are not cir****cised, it also connects the **** to the glans and the ventral mucosa...
- gives to pressure, and the glans is covered by the ****. In its fully erect state, the shaft becomes rigid and the glans becomes engorged but not rigid...
- by athletes in Ancient Greece and Etruria to prevent the exposure of the glans **** in public (considered to be ill-mannered) and to restrict untethered...