Bartholin's gland
[ bahr-toh-linz, bahr-tl-inz ]
/ bɑrˈtoʊ lɪnz, ˈbɑr tl ɪnz /
noun Anatomy.
either of two small, oval, mucus-secreting glands, one on each side of the base of the vagina.
Origin of Bartholin's gland
1920–25; named after Caspar
Bartholin (1655–1738), Danish anatomist, who described them in 1637
British Dictionary definitions for bartholin's glands
Bartholin's glands
/ (ˈbɑːθəlɪnz) /
pl n
anatomy
two small reddish-yellow glands, one on each side of the vaginal orifice, that secrete a mucous lubricating substance during sexual stimulation in females
Compare Cowper's glands
Word Origin for Bartholin's glands
named by Caspar
Bartholin (1655–1738), Danish anatomist, in honour of his father, Thomas
Medical definitions for bartholin's glands
Bartholin's gland
n.
Either of two compound tubuloalveolar mucus-secreting glands situated in the lateral walls on each side of the vestibule of the vagina.
greater vestibular gland