Pronunciation: ' bär-th ə -l ə nz-, ' bär-t ə l- ə nz-
Function: noun
Etymology: Kaspar Bartholin † 1738 Danish physician
Date: 1901
: either of two oval racemose glands lying one to each side of the lower part of the vagina and secreting a lubricating mucus ― compare COWPER'S GLAND