Definition of Bartholin's gland
:either of two oval racemose glands lying one to each side of the lower part of the vagina and secreting a lubricating mucus — compare cowper's gland
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Origin and Etymology of bartholin's gland
Kaspar Bartholin †1738 Danish physician
Medical Dictionary
Bartholin's gland
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Bar·tho·lin's gland
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medical Definition of Bartholin's gland
:either of two oval racemose glands lying one to each side of the lower part of the vagina and secreting a lubricating mucus — called also
gland of Bartholin, greater vestibular gland; compare cowper's gland
Biographical Note for bartholin's gland
Bartholin
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\bär-ˈtu̇l-in\, Caspar Thomèson (1655–1738),
Danish anatomist. Belonging to a family that produced three generations of eminent anatomists, Bartholin made a number of significant contributions to anatomy. In 1675 he first described the glands in the female reproductive tract that are homologous to Cowper's glands in the male and that now honor his name.
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