bulbourethral gland
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Bulbourethral gland — Male Anatomy The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery … Wikipedia
bulbourethral gland — [bul΄bə yo͞o rē′thrəl] n. COWPER S GLAND … English World dictionary
bulbourethral gland — noun either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin s gland in the female • Syn: ↑Cowper s gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
bulbourethral gland — noun Etymology: Latin bulbus bulb + English urethral Date: circa 1903 Cowper s gland … New Collegiate Dictionary
bulbourethral gland — noun An exocrine gland which secretes a clear fluid known as pre ejaculate or Cowper’s fluid (colloquially known as “pre cum”) which is generated upon sexual arousal. Syn: Cowper’s glands … Wiktionary
duct of bulbourethral gland — ductus glandulae bulbourethralis … Medical dictionary
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
bulbocavernous gland — bulbourethral gland glandula bulbourethralis … Medical dictionary
Cowper's gland — Cow·per s gland .kau̇ pərz , .kü pərz , .ku̇p ərz n either of two small glands of which one lies on each side of the male urethra below the prostate gland and discharges a secretion into the semen called also bulbourethral gland, gland of Cowper… … Medical dictionary
