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Cowper's glands
/ ˈkuːpəz /
plural noun
- two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males Compare Bartholin's glands
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cowper's glands1
C18: named after William Cowper (1666–1709), English anatomist who discovered them
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