Glansplasty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glansplasty is a noun meaning The surgical (re)construction of a glans penis, in particular its ridge (the corona glandis penis, typically resulting in a circumcised-looking penis).
Meaning
The surgical (re)construction of a glans penis, in particular its ridge (the corona glandis penis, typically resulting in a circumcised-looking penis).
Example Sentences
Treatment is reoperative urethroplasty and glansplasty (reoperative TIP), and the authors now routinely […]
A variety of flaps have been pioneered to meet these goals, and many of them allow for glansplasty to approximate a corona. […]
Most patients receiving phalloplasty surgery undergo a glansplasty to create a glans ridge and recapitulate the appearance of a circumcised phallus. […] Patients and surgeons should be aware of the possibility of a novel silicone implant technique to create a glansplasty in those with failed/flattened previous glansplasty surgery.
Word Forms
- glansplasties
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include balanoplasty, neoglans, glans, glansectomy, penoplasty, posthioplasty.
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