cowper's gland

Cowper's gland

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Definitions of cowper's gland words

noun cowper's gland either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance 3
noun cowper's gland either of two small glands that secrete a mucous substance into the male urethra. 1
noun cowper's gland See bulbourethral gland. 0

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

1730-40; named after William Cowper (1666-1709), English anatomist, who discovered them

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