glans (gl nz)n. pl. glan·des (gl n d z) 1. The glans penis. 2. The glans clitoridis. [Latin gl  ns, gland-, acorn, glans (from its shape).] |
glans [glænz]
n pl glandes [ˈglændiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any small rounded body or glandlike mass, such as the head of the penis (glans penis)
[from Latin: acorn; see gland1]
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| Noun | 1. | glans - a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" glans clitoridis - small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris glans penis - the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis |
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