Meanings
nounBartholin's gland (plural Bartholin's glands)
plural Bartholin's glands
- anatomyEither of two small glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus.
Synonyms: Bartholin gland, greater vestibular gland
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of two small glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus.
Similar
Bartholin glandgreater vestibular gland
Origin
First described by the Danish anatomist Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655–1738).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan glàndula de Bartholin
- glàndula de Bartholingland on the vaginal orifice that secretes mucus
Chinese Mandarin 前庭大腺
- 前庭大腺 (qiántíng dàxiàn)gland on the vaginal orifice that secretes mucus
Finnish Bartholinin rauhanen
- Bartholinin rauhanengland on the vaginal orifice that secretes mucus
Japanese バルトリン腺, 大前庭腺
- バルトリン腺 (barutorinsen)gland on the vaginal orifice that secretes mucus
- 大前庭腺 (daizenteisen)gland on the vaginal orifice that secretes mucus
Portuguese glândula de Bartholin
- glândula de Bartholingland on the vaginal orifice that secretes mucus
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APA
Bartholin's gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bartholin's%20gland
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Chicago
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