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major vestibular gland

Term ID
UBERON:0000460
Synonyms
  • Bartholin gland
  • glandula vestibularis major
  • greater vestibular gland
  • greater vestibular glands of Bartholin
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Definition
the paired glands located slightly posterior and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in the superficial perineal pouch in females; they secrete mucus to lubricate the vagina and are homologous to bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands in males anna
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