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prostate gland — Anat. an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and… … Universalium
Prostate — For the female prostate gland, see Skene s gland. For the prostrate body position, see Prostration. Prostate Male Anatomy … Wikipedia
Prostate — A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the prostate surrounds the beginning of the urethra, the canal that empties the bladder. The prostate is actually not one but many glands, 30 50… … Medical dictionary
gland — gland1 glandless, adj. glandlike, adj. /gland/, n. 1. Anat. a. a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion. b. any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands. 2. Bot. a secreting organ or… … Universalium
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
Skene's gland — opening is pictured. Latin glandulae vestibulares minores Gray s … Wikipedia
Prostatic ducts — Latin ductuli prostatici Gray s subject #263 1253 The prostatic ducts (or prostatic ductules) open into the floor of the prostatic portion of the urethra, and are lined by two layers of epithelium, the inner layer consisting of columnar and the … Wikipedia
bulbourethral gland — Anat., Zool. See Cowper s gland. * * * ▪ anatomy also called Cowper s Gland, either of two pea shaped glands in the male, located beneath the prostate gland at the beginning of the internal portion of the penis; they add fluids to semen… … Universalium
Exocrine gland — Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products (enzymes) into ducts (duct glands). They are the counterparts to endocrine glands, which secrete their products (hormones) directly into the bloodstream (ductless glands) or release hormones… … Wikipedia
Bulbourethral gland — Male Anatomy The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery … Wikipedia
