noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌɡlænz klɪˈtɒɹɪdɪs/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The clitoral glans
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
Coordinate term: glans penis
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: glans
2
noun
Meaning 2
small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: glans
History
Etymology
Directly from Latin glans clitoridis (“glans of the clitoris”), clitoridis being a genitive.