Glans

/ɡlænz/ noun

Definition

A smooth, rounded anatomical structure that resembles an acorn; often refers to the tip of the penis or the head of the clitoris.

Etymology

From Latin 'glans' meaning acorn. The Romans named this anatomical part after the acorn's shape, and the term extended to other rounded body structures.

Kelly Says

When you look at the anatomy, the name makes perfect sense—the glans really does look like an acorn, which is why Romans didn't need a fancy medical term; they just called it what it resembled.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ראש
rash
ARالعربية
نقطة
naqta
BNবাংলা
শিরা
shira
CACatalà
glans
glanz
CSČeština
hlava
hlava
DADansk
glans
glanz
DEDeutsch
Glans
glanz
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλή
ke-fa-lee
ESEspañol
glándula
glan-doo-la
FAفارسی
سر
sar
FISuomi
glans
glanz
FRFrançais
glans
glan
GUGU
શિરો
shi-ro
HAHA
kafa
ka-fa
HEעברית
ראש
rosh
HIहिन्दी
शीर्ष
sheersh
HUMagyar
vég
veg
IDBahasa Indonesia
ujung
oo-jung
IGIG
ọnọ
on-o
ITItaliano
glande
glan-deh
JA日本語
頭頂
ato-dake
KKKK
бас
bas
KMKM
ចង្អchossen
chang-a-ch-oh
KO한국어
두개골
du-gae-gol
MRMR
शिर
shir
MSBahasa Melayu
ujung
oo-jung
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့
sh-e
NLNederlands
glans
glanz
NONorsk
glans
glanz
PAPA
ਸਿਰ
sir
PLPolski
głaz
g-laz
PTPortuguês
glândula
glan-doo-la
RORomână
glansă
glan-sa
RUРусский
головка
go-lov-ka
SVSvenska
glans
glanz
SWKiswahili
mguu
m-goo
TAதமிழ்
முனை
munai
TEతెలుగు
శిరస్సు
shi-ras-su
THไทย
ปลาย
plai
TLTL
dulo
doo-loh
TRTürkçe
uch
UKУкраїнська
голова
go-lova
URاردو
سر
sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu
dau
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀
ee-she
ZH中文
tóu
ZUZU
umngqophiso
oom-ng-qoph-iso

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