English Explanatory Dictionary

Bartholin's gland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two small glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus.

Word forms

Bartholin's gland Bartholin's glands

Etymology

First described by the Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738).

Synonyms

Bartholin gland greater vestibular gland
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