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major vestibular gland

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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 [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]

Term info

Label

major vestibular gland

Synonyms
  • Bartholin gland
  • Bartholin's gland
  • Tiedemann's gland
  • vulvovaginal gland
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim, organ_slim

editor note

resolve difference in WP vs MP, superficial vs deep perineal pouch

has related synonym

greater vestibular glands of Bartholin, glandula vestibularis major, Duverney's gland, greater vestibular gland

id

UBERON:0000460