bulbourethral gland (Cowper's gland, Mery gland)

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Introduction

One of the 2 mucus-secreting glands lying side by side along the membranous urethra just above the bulb of the penis. It is the equivalent of the Bartholin gland in the female.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Wikipedia: Bulbourethral gland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbourethral_gland