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glans penis

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glans (glanz) pl. glan´des   [L.] a small, rounded mass or glandlike body.
glans clito´ridis , glans of clitoris erectile tissue on the free end of the clitoris.
glans pe´nis  the cap-shaped expansion of the corpus spongiosum at the end of the penis.

glans penis
n.
The conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the penis.

Glans penis
The bulbous tip of the penis.
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glans penis,
the conical tip of the penis that covers the end of the corpora cavernosa penis and the corpus spongiosum like a cap. The urethral orifice is normally located at the distal tip of the glans penis. The corona glandis, the widest part of the glans penis, is around the base of the proximal portion. A fold of dark, thin, hairless skin forms the foreskin covering the glans penis.

glans [glanz] (pl. glan´des) (L.)
a small, rounded mass or glandlike body.
glans clito´ridis the erectile tissue on the free end of the clitoris.
glans pe´nis the cap-shaped expansion of the corpus spongiosum at the end of the penis.

glans
pl. glandes [L.] a small, rounded mass or glandlike body.

glans clitoridis
the erectile tissue on the free end of the clitoris.
glans penis
the cap-shaped expansion of the corpus spongiosum at the end of the penis.


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It works selectively on non-keratinized skin on the glans penis (head of the penis).
Lezyonlar, en sik glans penis olmak uzere prepisyum, penis safti ve uretral meada yerlesen, kirmizi-mor renkli, agrisiz makul, papul ve nodullerle karakterizedir (8,10,11).
They exist as a component of the pilosebaceous unit or, less frequently, open directly to the epithelial surface in areas of modified skin, including the lips and buccal mucosa (as Fordyce spots), glans penis or clitoris (as Tyson glands), areolae (as Montgomery glands), and eyelids (as meibomian glands).
 
 
 
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