- paraurethral glands
- a group of urethral glands of the female urethra that are drained by the paraurethral ducts. Called also Skene glands and female prostate.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
paraurethral glands
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paraurethral — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary para (I) + urethral : adjacent to the urethra paraurethral glands that are the female homologue of the prostate … Useful english dictionary
paraurethral gland — n any of several small glands that open into the female urethra near its opening and are homologous to glandular tissue in the prostate gland in the male called also Skene s gland … Medical dictionary
paraurethral gland — /par euh yoo ree threuhl/ any of a group of vestigial glands located in the posterior wall of the urethra in women. [PARA 1 + URETHRAL] * * * … Universalium
paraurethral gland — /par euh yoo ree threuhl/ any of a group of vestigial glands located in the posterior wall of the urethra in women. [PARA 1 + URETHRAL] … Useful english dictionary
Skene ducts (tubules) glands — (skēn) [Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene, American gynecologist, 1838–1900] see ductus paraurethrales urethrae femininae, and see paraurethral glands, under gland … Medical dictionary
Skene glands — paraurethral g s … Medical dictionary
female prostate — paraurethral glands … Medical dictionary
Skene's gland — opening is pictured. Latin glandulae vestibulares minores Gray s … Wikipedia
Female ejaculation — (also described in the medical literature as Orgasmic Expulsion, and colloquially as squirting or gushing ) refers to the expulsion of noticeable amounts of clear fluid by human females from the paraurethral ducts through and around the urethra… … Wikipedia
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
