PENIS
\pˈiːnɪs], \pˈiːnɪs], \p_ˈiː_n_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of PENIS
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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[Latin] The male copulatory organ.
By J.H. Kenneth
By Thomas Davidson
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This organ, the use of which is to carry the seminal fluid into the female organs of generation, is cylindroid, long, and erectile, and situate before and beneath the symphysis pubis. In the ordinary state, it is soft and pendent in front of the scrotum. During erection, it becomes elongated, upright, and assumes a triangular shape. Its upper surface is called the Dorsum penis, (F.) Dos de la verge; and, at its anterior surface, there is a longitudinal projection formed by the canal of the urethra. The two sides of the penis are round, and its posterior extremity or root is attached to the pelvis. Its anterior extremity is free, and presents the glans, prepuce, and orifice of the urethra. The penis is formed of the corpora cavernosa, the principal seat of erection; the corpus spongiosum of the urethra, for the conveyance of the urine and sperm; and of the glans, which terminates the canal. The Arteries of the penis are branches of the internal pudic. The Veins correspond with the arteries. The Nerves are from the internal pudic.
By Robley Dunglison
By Sir Augustus Henry
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland