It's "glans" not "glands"

I know I’m yelling into the void here, because the people who most need to see this aren’t likely to, but I can’t stay silent anymore!

The head of your penis is not a gland! It’s your glans—the glans penis, specifically—which according to Wikipedia means “acorn of the penis” in Latin. A gland is an internal organ that produces some kind of hormone or other secretion. Your testicles are glands. Your thyroid is a gland. The head of your penis is a glans!

They let auto correct speak for them. Especially if they’re foriegn.

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In latin, glans and glandis = acorn. Corona glandis, the corona of the glans. In more latinized languages, it isn’t natural to finish with the s.

English - glans - gland
French - gland - glande
Spanish - glande - glándula
Italian - glande - ghiandola

Acorn? Fascinating. I knew it wasn’t “glands,” but had no idea about acorn. Where I’m located, there are no acorns: I actually had to Google Image search for acorn to see what the thing looks like!