glans
glans · glandes
жолудь, голівка
головка
Eichel
The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruitsThe acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
/ɡlænz/
» The glans of the penis is generally very sensitive.
Meaning
3 sensesThe acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
Eichel, Eichel
голо́вкаgolóvka
жолудьžoludʹ, голі́вкаholívka
Synonym of goiter.
Synonym of pessary.
More definitions
- a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris
Examples
2 sentencesThe glans of the penis is generally very sensitive.
The glans (head of the penis) is covered with loose skin called the foreskin.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 2
acorn or mast of the oak:
structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris:
Русский
By meaning 1
structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
acorn or mast of the oak:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”).Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”).
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Forms
plural: glandesSynonyms
2 synonymspessarygoiter