vestibular gland

Definitions of vestibular gland
  1. noun
    a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus
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    types:
    Bartholin's gland
    either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male
    type of:
    duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland
    a gland that secretes externally through a duct
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