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Glans is an English word with synonyms like structure. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Glans meaning

  1. A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.
  2. Ellipsis of glans penis or penile glans.

Synonyms of Glans

structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure

Related words

Other words often associated with Glans or its synonyms:

composition artifact cognition constitution construction noesis makeup artefact knowledge

Glans vertaling naar Nederlands

eikel

Using Glans

  • The main meaning on this page is: A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals. | Ellipsis of glans penis or penile glans. | A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.
  • Useful related words include: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: eikel.
  • In the example corpus, glans often appears in combinations such as: the glans, clitoral glans, glans is.

Context around Glans

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

clitoral 6× kennedy 2× simply 1× clitoris 1× china 1× nipples 1×

Often after:

penis 2× main 1× protrudes 1× inner 1× explained 1× widths 1× hood 1× morphology 1× condoms 1×

Sentence patterns with Glans

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the glans 2× anatomy the glans penis or 1× at the glans of the 1× body and glans of the 1× donna kennedy glans is active 1× expose the glans for stimulation 1× gives clitoral glans widths of 1× glans morphology was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 1992 study 1× at the summit 1× direct clitoral stimulation 1× donna kennedy glans 1× ending at the 1× glans morphology was 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the glans 2× 2nd edition 1989 1× and outer labia 1× at the bottom 1× external urethral orifice 1× from the pubis 1×

Words around Glans

Just before it in the word index:

glanfield 4 glandyth 2 glandular 23 glandula 2 glands 258 glandorf 25

Just after it in the word index:

glanton 4 glantwymyn 2 glantz 13 glanville 54 glanz 3 glanza 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

ablation 39 abure 39 abvp 39 acheampong 39 adieu 39 adjectival 39

Corpus analysis for Glans

  • In this selection, "glans" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, clitoral, kennedy, simply, penis, main and protrudes stand out and add context to how "glans" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the glans and anatomy the glans penis or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glans" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glans

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Kennedy-Glans explained how the group processes suggestions. (8 words)

The glans is anatomically homologous to the clitoral glans of the human female. (13 words)

At the summit of the glans is the slit-like vertical external urethral orifice. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

There is considerable variation in how much of the glans protrudes from the hood and how much is covered by it, ranging from completely covered to fully exposed, and tissue of the labia minora also encircles the base of the glans. (41 words)

They state that the clitoral glans and labia minora have blood vessels that are dispersed within a fibrous matrix and have only a minimal amount of smooth muscle, or that the clitoral glans is "a midline, densely neural, non-erectile structure". (41 words)

It allows two-way shifting of the clitoral hood: firstly, it can extend to let the hood be moved upwards to expose the glans for stimulation or hygienic cleansing, and, secondly. it contracts to pull the hood back to protect it. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

In male human anatomy, the glans penis (or simply glans, main) OED 2nd edition, 1989.

The glans is anatomically homologous to the clitoral glans of the human female.

The names indicated that each description of the structures was about the body and glans of the clitoris, but usually the glans.

There is considerable variation in how much of the glans protrudes from the hood and how much is covered by it, ranging from completely covered to fully exposed, and tissue of the labia minora also encircles the base of the glans.

They state that the clitoral glans and labia minora have blood vessels that are dispersed within a fibrous matrix and have only a minimal amount of smooth muscle, or that the clitoral glans is "a midline, densely neural, non-erectile structure".

Type IIa is removal of the inner labia; IIb, removal of the clitoral glans and inner labia; and IIc, removal of the clitoral glans, inner and outer labia.

Donna Kennedy-Glans is active in the energy business and a multi-generational family farm.

Kennedy-Glans explained how the group processes suggestions.

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While the clitoris made a comeback in later editions, only the part you can see – the glans – was noted.

A 1992 study gives clitoral glans widths of convert, with the average size smaller than a pencil-top eraser.

At the summit of the glans is the slit-like vertical external urethral orifice.

Direct clitoral stimulation involves physical stimulation to the external anatomy of the clitoris – glans, hood and the external shaft.

Ending at the glans of the clitoris, the tip of the body bends anteriorly away from the pubis.

Glans morphology was different in appearance in both sexes, being wide and blunt in the female and tapered in the male".

Hooper and Musser, 1964, table 1 In Thomasomys ucucha the glans penis is rounded, short, and small and is superficially divided into left and right halves by a trough at the top and a ridge at the bottom.

In China, glans condoms may have been made of oiled silk paper, or of lamb intestines.

It allows two-way shifting of the clitoral hood: firstly, it can extend to let the hood be moved upwards to expose the glans for stimulation or hygienic cleansing, and, secondly. it contracts to pull the hood back to protect it.

Most of the glans is covered with spines, except for an area near the tip.

Pheomelanins are particularly concentrated in the lips, nipples, glans of the penis, and vagina.

Problems with this technique include loss of sensation, sexual function, and sloughing of the glans.

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Common combinations with glans

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glans" in a sentence?
An example: "In male human anatomy, the glans penis (or simply glans, main) OED 2nd edition, 1989." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "glans" from authentic English texts.
What does "glans" mean?
Glans means: A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.
What are synonyms of "glans"?
Common synonyms of "glans" include: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure.
What is "glans" in Dutch?
"glans" translates to Dutch as: eikel.
How many example sentences with "glans" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "glans", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.