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pe·nis

 (pē′nĭs)
n. pl. pe·nis·es or pe·nes (-nēz)
1. The male organ of copulation in higher vertebrates. In mammals, it also serves as the male organ of urinary excretion.
2. Any of various copulatory organs in males of lower animals.

[Latin pēnis; see pes- in Indo-European roots.]
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penis

(ˈpiːnɪs)
n, pl -nises or -nes (-niːz)
(Anatomy) the male organ of copulation in higher vertebrates, also used for urine excretion in many mammals
[C17: from Latin]
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pe•nis

(ˈpi nɪs)

n., pl. -nis•es, -nes (-nēz).
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
[1685–95; < Latin pēnis tail, penis]
pe•nile (ˈpin l, ˈpi naɪl) adj.
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pe·nis

(pē′nĭs)
1. The male reproductive organ of mammals and some reptiles and birds. In mammals, the penis contains the urethra, which carries urine from the bladder and releases sperm during reproduction.
2. A similar organ found in the males of some invertebrate animals.
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penis

The male organ of urination and copulation.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.penis - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)penis - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
vena bulbi penis - vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum
urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males
erectile organ - an organ containing erectile tissue
pecker, peter, putz, prick, tool, shaft - obscene terms for penis
micropenis, microphallus - an abnormally small penis
foreskin, prepuce - a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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penis

noun phallus, dick (taboo slang), prick (derogatory slang), member, tool (taboo slang), organ, cock (taboo slang), wang (U.S. slang), knob (Brit. taboo slang), chopper (Brit. slang), plonker (slang), dong (slang), winkle (Brit. slang), joystick (slang), pecker (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), John Thomas (taboo slang), weenie (U.S. slang), whang (U.S. slang), tadger (Brit. slang), schlong (U.S. slang), willie or willy (Brit. informal) She made derogatory remarks about the size of his penis.
Related words
adjective penile
like mentulomania
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Translations
penis
العُضو الذَّكَري عند الرجُل او الحيوانذكرزبقضيب
пенисхуй
penis
pyjpenis
penispiklem
peniso
kürbpeenissuguti
کیر
penissiitin
शिश्न
kuracpenis
hímvesszőpénisz
burungpenistitit
getnaðarlimurgetnaîarlimurlimurtyppi
ペニス男根陰茎
고추음경자지
penis
varpabybis
dzimumloceklispenis, vīrieša dzimumloceklis
ലിംഗം
penis
penispulă
penis
penisпенис
penis
ควยลึงค์อวัยวะเพศชาย
хуй
لند
dương vật

penis

[ˈpiːnɪs] N (penises or penes (pl)) → pene m
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penis

[ˈpiːnɪs] npénis m, verge f
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penis

nPenis m
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penis

[ˈpiːnɪs] npene m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

penis

(ˈpiːnis) noun
the male sexual organ in humans and many animals.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

pe·nis

n. pene, parte exterior del aparato reproductor masculino que contiene la uretra y a través de la cual pasan el semen y la orina.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

penis

n pene m, miembro (fam)
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He wondered "what could possibly go wrong" but now admits it was "one of the worst decisions of my life" and he wakes up crying in his hospital bed fearing his penis has permanent damage.
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He also wanted to rule out other possibilities, including that penis length was based on whether crabs were land or sea-based, or correlated with their overall body size.
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Since the patient indicated in his question that he had 'a problem' with the geometry of his Penis, I knew that his condition was not a normal one.
In a separate study, published in the book Jockocracy: Queering Masculinity and Sport, athletes gave interviews detailing their experiences of comparing their own penis sizes to those of other athletes while in the locker room.
The study found that men with Peyronie's disease were 43 percent more likely to be struck down with stomach cancer, 39 percent more likely to develop testicular cancer and 19 percent more likely to get skin cancer (melanoma), compared to men with no penis complaints.
Mark Betita, 33, was about to sleep inside his room in Carles town, Iloilo, when his wife, Liezel, cut off his penis using a pair of scissors at 10:30 p.m.
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Doctors and advocates who work with wounded soldiers note that the loss of the penis is one of the most emotionally traumatic injuries because it affects a sense of identity and manhood, especially for men hoping to become fathers.
From March 2003 to December 2012, 96 patients with concealed penis were recruited at our centre.