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Definition of Glans penis
1. Noun. The conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis.
Definition of Glans penis
1. Noun. (anatomy) A conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Glans penis
1. The conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum which forms the head of the penis. Synonym: balanus. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glans Penis
Literary usage of Glans penis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"... and then separating the corpus spongiosum from them, dividing it at a level
nearer the glans penis. The mucous membrane of the urethra is then slit up, ..."
2. The Surgical Diseases of the Genito-urinary Organs by Edward Lawrence Keyes (1905)
"riorly in a conical extremity, over which the glans penis (the terminal expansion
of the corpus spongiosum) fits like a cap. ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1839)
"280 Broadway, January, 1839. Авт. VIII. Bite of a Spider on the glans penis,
followed by violent symptoms—recovery. By ISAAC HÜLSE, MD, USN Fleet Surgeon, ..."
4. The Surgical diseases of the genito-urinary organs including syphilis by Edward Lawrence Keyes (1889)
"The glans penis ; Herpes ... They terminate anteriorly in a conical extremity,
over which the glans penis (the ..."
5. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1868)
"The two bulbous processes of the corpus spongiosum soon unite to surround the
urethra, but again bifurcate to form a double glans penis in the multiparous ..."
6. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1868)
"The two bulbous processes of the corpus spongiosum soon unite to surround the
urethra, but again bifurcate to form a double glans penis in the multiparous ..."
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