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Bartholin's gland

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[bahr-toh-linz, bahr-tl-inz] / bɑrˈtoʊ lɪnz, ˈbɑr tl ɪnz /

noun

Anatomy.
  1. either of two small, oval, mucus-secreting glands, one on each side of the base of the vagina.


Etymology

Origin of Bartholin's gland

1920–25; named after Caspar Bartholin (1655–1738), Danish anatomist, who described them in 1637

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