BARTHOLIN'S GLAND


Meaning of BARTHOLIN'S GLAND in English

/bahr toh"linz, bahr"tl inz/ , Anat.

either of two small, oval, mucus-secreting glands, one on each side of the base of the vagina.

[ 1920-25; named after Caspar Bartholin (1655-1738), Danish anatomist, who described them in 1637 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .