Bartholin's Gland Definition
bärtl-ĭnz, -thə-lĭnz
noun
Either of two small glands near the vaginal opening: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous lubricating substance.
Webster's New World
Either of two small compound racemose glands on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus and are homologous to the bulbourethral glands in the male.
American Heritage Medicine
(anatomy) Either of two small glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucous.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bartholin's Gland
Noun
Singular:
Bartholin's gland
Plural:
Bartholin's glandsOrigin of Bartholin's Gland
After Caspar Bartholin (1585–1629), Danish physician
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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