bulbourethral gland

noun

An exocrine gland which secretes a clear fluid known as pre-ejaculate or Cowper’s fluid which is generated upon sexual arousal.

Similar
Cowper's gland
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Meanings

nounbulbourethral gland (plural bulbourethral glands)

plural bulbourethral glands

  1. An exocrine gland which secretes a clear fluid known as pre-ejaculate or Cowper’s fluid which is generated upon sexual arousal.

    Synonyms: Cowper's gland

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn exocrine gland which secretes a clear fluid known as pre-ejaculate or Cowper’s fluid which is generated upon sexual arousal.

Similar
Cowper's gland

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
Cowper's gland
Broader
exocrine glandexocrineduct gland
Also see
cowper's gland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic غُدَّةُ بَصَلِيَّةُ إِحْليلِيَّة
  • غُدَّةُ بَصَلِيَّةُ إِحْليلِيَّة (ḡudda baṣaliyya ʔiḥlīliyya)bulbourethral gland
Catalan glàndula bulbouretral
  • glàndula bulbouretralbulbourethral gland
Chinese Mandarin 尿道球腺
  • 尿道球腺 (niàodiào qiú xiàn)bulbourethral gland
Finnish bulbouretraalirauhanen, Cowperin rauhanen
  • bulbouretraalirauhanenbulbourethral gland
  • Cowperin rauhanenbulbourethral gland
Irish faireog Cowper
  • faireog Cowperbulbourethral gland
Japanese 尿道球腺, カウパー腺
  • 尿道球腺 (nyōdōkyūsen)bulbourethral gland
  • カウパー腺 (kaupāsen)bulbourethral gland
Lithuanian šlaplės stormens liauka, Kuperio liauka
  • šlaplės stormens liaukabulbourethral gland
  • Kuperio liaukabulbourethral gland
Portuguese glândula bulbouretral
  • glândula bulbouretralbulbourethral gland
Russian бульбоуретра́льная железа́, Ку́перова железа́
  • бульбоуретра́льная железа́ (bulʹbouretrálʹnaja železá)bulbourethral gland
  • Ку́перова железа́ (Kúperova železá)bulbourethral gland
Tamil சிறுநீர்க்குழாய் மொட்டுச் சுரப்பி
  • சிறுநீர்க்குழாய் மொட்டுச் சுரப்பி (ciṟunīrkkuḻāy moṭṭuc curappi)bulbourethral gland
Turkish Cowper bezleri
  • Cowper bezleribulbourethral gland
Welsh chwarren Cowper
  • chwarren Cowperbulbourethral gland
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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