Pronunciation: ' kau ̇ -p ə rz-, ' kü-, ' ku ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: William Cowper † 1709 English surgeon
Date: 1738
: either of two small glands lying on either side of the male urethra below the prostate gland and discharging a secretion into the semen ― called also bulbourethral gland ― compare BARTHOLIN'S GLAND