Cowper's gland

[ kou-perz, koo- ]

nounAnatomy, Zoology.
  1. either of two small glands that secrete a mucous substance into the male urethra.

Origin of Cowper's gland

1
1730–40; named after William Cowper (1666–1709), English anatomist, who discovered them
  • Also called bulbourethral gland.

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