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n. - A small rounded structure.

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  • At the summit of the glans is the slit-like vertical external urethral orifice.
  • Urgent treatment is required to prevent glans necrosis
  • Maybe I'll contextualise it: "Jerry Falwells's glans..."
  • If you don't, the foreskin constricts the glans, and it swells.
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  • A doctor should certainly more than "glance" (look at briefly) at a sick person's "glands" (organs that secrete chemical substances) during check-up. Note: The word "glans" relates to parts of the genitals.
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