Cowper's gland
[ kou-perz, koo- ]
nounAnatomy, Zoology.
either of two small glands that secrete a mucous substance into the male urethra.
Origin of Cowper's gland
11730–40; named after William Cowper (1666–1709), English anatomist, who discovered them
- Also called bulbourethral gland.
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