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Preferred Label : bulbo-urethral gland;

Uberon 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];

Uberon synonym : Méry gland; Mery's gland; Cowper's gland; Cowper's glands; bulbourethral gland;

Uberon related term : Cowper's gland of male;

Uberon Structure note : The bulbourethral glands are compound tubulo-alveolar glands.;

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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]

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20/06/2025


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