glans
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ænz
[edit] Noun
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glans (plural glans or glandes)
- The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis.
- The vascular body which forms the extremity of the clitoris.
- The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
- A goiter.
- A pessary.
- (rare) Plural form of glans.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:glans
[edit] Translations
vascular body which forms the apex of the penis
vascular body which forms the extremity of the clitoris
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goiter — see goitre
pessary — see pessary
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Dutch
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[edit] Noun
glans m. (no plural, diminutive glansje)
- Glistening, shimmer, shine.
- (optics) gloss
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
glāns (genitive glāndis); f, third declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | glāns | glāndēs |
| genitive | glāndis | glāndum |
| dative | glāndī | glāndibus |
| accusative | glāndem | glāndēs |
| ablative | glānde | glāndibus |
| vocative | glāns | glāndēs |
[edit] Descendants
- English: gland, glans