Balanus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The glans

    "GLANS, in anatomy, the anterior extremity of the penis, called by other different names, as the head of the penis, the nut of the penis, and the balanus of the penis."

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genus balanusglansnut

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"GLANS, in anatomy, the anterior extremity of the penis, called by other different names, as the head of the penis, the nut of the penis, and the balanus of the penis."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balanus, from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).

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