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Bartholin's gland
[ bahr-toh-linz, bahr-tl-inz ]
/ bɑrˈtoʊ lɪnz, ˈbɑr tl ɪnz /
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noun Anatomy.
either of two small, oval, mucus-secreting glands, one on each side of the base of the vagina.
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Origin of Bartholin's gland
1920–25; named after Caspar Bartholin (1655–1738), Danish anatomist, who described them in 1637
Words nearby Bartholin's gland
Barthelme, Barthes, Barthian, Barthianism, Bartholdi, Bartholin's gland, Bartholin's glands, Bartholomew, Bartholomew I, Barthou, Bartica
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