COWPER'S GLAND


Meaning of COWPER'S GLAND in English

/kow"peuhrz, kooh"-/ , Anat., Zool.

either of two small glands that secrete a mucous substance into the male urethra. Also called bulbourethral gland .

[ 1730-40; named after William Cowper (1666-1709), English anatomist, who discovered them ]

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