Bulbourethral gland

Introduction: Bulbourethral gland

Description of Bulbourethral gland

Bulbourethral gland: [TA] one of two small compound racemose glands, which produce a mucoid secretion, lying side by side along the membranous urethra just above the bulb of the penis; they discharge through a small duct into the spongy part of the urethra. SYN: glandula bulbourethralis [TA], Cowper gland, Méry gland.
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Bulbourethral gland: either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Bulbourethral gland: Glands situated on each side of the prostate that secrete a fluid component of the seminal fluid into the urethra.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Bulbourethral gland: Glands situated on each side of the prostate that secrete a fluid component of the seminal fluid into the urethra.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Bulbourethral gland:

Terms Similar to Bulbourethral gland:

• Cowper's gland

Source - WordNet 2.1

• cowper's gland
• cowper gland
• cowpers gland

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Cowper's Glands

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Bulbourethral gland

• Genitalia, Male
• Exocrine Glands

Source - MeSH 2007

• exocrine gland
• duct gland

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Bulbourethral gland

The following list attempts to classify Bulbourethral gland into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• duct gland,exocrine gland
• gland,secreter,secretor,secretory organ
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Urogenital System
  • Genitalia
    • Genitalia, Male
      • Bulbourethral Glands

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Tissues
  • Exocrine Glands
    • Bulbourethral Glands

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• male genitalia
• genitalia
• urogenital system
• Anatomy

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