Glans

The glans (/ɡlænz/,[1][2] pl.: glandes /ˈɡlændiːz/; from the Latin word for "acorn")[3] is a vascular structure located at the tip of the penis in male mammals or a homologous genital structure of the clitoris in female mammals.[4]

  1. ^ OED 2nd edition, 1989.
  2. ^ Entry "glans" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
  3. ^ "glans" at merriam-webster.com
  4. ^ Drake, Richard Lee; Vogl, Wayne; Mitchell, Adam William Michael; Gray, Henry (15 November 2015). Gray's Anatomy for Students (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Churchill Livingstone; Elsevier (published 2015). p. 506. ISBN 978-0-7020-5131-9. OCLC 881508489. OL 28520901M.
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