cowper's glands

Cowper's gland

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Definitions of cowper's glands words

noun plural cowper's glands two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males 3
noun cowper's glands either of two small glands that secrete a mucous substance into the male urethra. 1
noun cowper's glands plural of Cowper's gland. 0

before 1730

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

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