"Penis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra.
| Descriptor ID |
D010413
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.492
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| Concept/Terms |
Glans Penis- Glans Penis
- Glans Peni
- Peni, Glans
- Penis, Glans
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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Gelbard MK, Rosenbloom J. Fibroproliferative disorders and diabetes: Understanding the pathophysiologic relationship between Peyronie's disease, Dupuytren disease and diabetes. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2021 04; 4(2):e00195.
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Chopra E, Balhara K, Peterson S. Young Man With Penile Pain and Swelling. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Mar; 69(3):374-380.
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Zuckerman JM, Smentkowski K, Gilbert D, Storme O, Jordan G, Virasoro R, Tonkin J, McCammon K. Penile Prosthesis Implantation in Patients with a History of Total Phallic Construction. J Sex Med. 2015 Dec; 12(12):2485-91.
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Waxman S, Beekley A, Morey A, Soderdahl D. Penetrating trauma to the external genitalia in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Int J Impot Res. 2009 Mar-Apr; 21(2):145-8.
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Vahid B, Weibel S, Nguyen C. Scrotal swelling and sarcoidosis. Am J Med. 2006 Nov; 119(11):e3.