glans

/glænz/
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Other forms: glandes

Definitions of glans
  1. noun
    a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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