Bartholin's gland
[ bahr-toh-linz, bahr-tl-inz ]
/ bɑrˈtoʊ lɪnz, ˈbɑr tl ɪnz /
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
Bartholdi, Bartholin, bartholinitis, Bartholin's cyst, Bartholin's duct, Bartholin's gland, Bartholin's glands, Bartholomew, Bartholomew I, Bartholomew's rule of fourths, Barthou
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Medical definitions for Bartholin's gland
Bartholin's gland
n.
Either of two compound tubuloalveolar mucus-secreting glands situated in the lateral walls on each side of the vestibule of the vagina.greater vestibular gland
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