Term Name: | bulbo-urethral gland |
---|---|
Synonyms: | Cowper's gland of male, glandula bulbourethralis, Mery's gland, Méry gland |
Definition: | Any of the small paired racemose glands below the apex of the prostate in males, located posterolateral to the membranous portion of the urethra at the base of the penis, between the two layers of the fascia of the urogenital diaphragm, in the deep perineal pouch, and enclosed by transverse fibers of the sphincter urethrae membranaceae muscle; homologous to the greater vestibular (Bartholin's) glands in the female[MP] |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002366] |