Cowper's gland

noun

The bulbourethral gland.

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bulbourethral gland
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Meanings

nounCowper's gland (plural Cowper's glands)

plural Cowper's glands

  1. The bulbourethral gland.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneither of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female

Similar
bulbourethral gland
Broader
exocrine glandexocrineduct gland
Also see
bulbourethral gland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after English surgeon and anatomist William Cowper (1666–1709).

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Translations

Arabic غُدَّة كَوْبَر
  • غُدَّة كَوْبَرBulbourethral gland
Catalan glàndula de Cowper
  • glàndula de CowperBulbourethral gland
French glande de Cowper
  • glande de CowperBulbourethral gland
Hindi कौपर ग्रंथी
  • कौपर ग्रंथी (kaupar granthī)Bulbourethral gland
Irish faireog Cowper
  • faireog CowperBulbourethral gland
Lithuanian Kuperio liauka, šlaplės stormens liauka
  • Kuperio liaukaBulbourethral gland
  • šlaplės stormens liaukaBulbourethral gland
Russian Ку́перова железа́
  • Ку́перова железа́ (Kúperova železá)Bulbourethral gland
Welsh chwarren Cowper
  • chwarren CowperBulbourethral gland
Cite this entry
APA

Cowper's gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowper's%20gland

MLA

“Cowper's gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowper's%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cowper's gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowper's%20gland.

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