"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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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penis" by people in Profiles.
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Peyronie disease: a clinicopathologic study of 71 cases with emphasis on histopathologic patterns and prevalent metaplastic ossification. Hum Pathol. 2020 10; 104:9-17.
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Use of penile plethysmography in the court: A review of practices in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Behav Sci Law. 2020 Mar; 38(2):79-99.
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Multinodular plaque on the penis. Cutis. 2020 Mar; 105(3):E19-E21.
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In utero effects of maternal phthalate exposure on male genital development. Prenat Diagn. 2019 02; 39(3):209-218.
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Noninfectious Penile Lesions. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Jan 15; 97(2):102-110.
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Akita spontaneously type 1 diabetic mice exhibit elevated vascular arginase and impaired vascular endothelial and nitrergic function. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e72277.
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Penile and scrotal swelling mimicking child abuse. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Oct; 52(10):988-90.
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The GMS hypospadias score: assessment of inter-observer reliability and correlation with post-operative complications. J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Dec; 9(6 Pt A):707-12.
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Reduced penile size and treatment regret in men with recurrent prostate cancer after surgery, radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation, or radiotherapy alone. Urology. 2013 Jan; 81(1):130-4.
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Ablation of the ATP-binding cassette transporter, Abca2 modifies response to estrogen-based therapies. Biomed Pharmacother. 2012 Sep; 66(6):403-8.