Bartholin's gland
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Bar·tho·lin's gland (bär

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n. Anatomy

Either of two small compound racemose glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus and are homologous to the bulbourethral glands in the male.

[After Caspar Bartholin (1585-1629), Danish physician.]

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Noun

Bartholin's gland - either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male

female reproductive system - the reproductive system of females

vestibular gland - a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus

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Bartholin's gland (redirected from Bartholin's abscess)

Bartholin's gland
(redirected from Bartholin's abscess)