Skene's gland

English

A chart showing the location of the Skene's glands

Alternative forms

• Skene glands, Skene's glands pl

Etymology

From Dr. Alexander Skene.

Noun

Skene's gland (plural Skene's glands)

1. A gland of a group of glands in the vagina that drains into the urethra and is related to pleasure during sexual arousal.

Synonyms

(Synonymous with the plural:)

• female prostate

(Usually pluralized:)

• lesser vestibular gland
• paraurethral gland
• periurethral gland

Coordinate terms

• greater vestibular gland, Bartholin's gland
• prostate gland

Translations

a gland

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前庭小腺 (qiántíngxiǎoxiàn)

• Japanese: スキーン腺 (sukīnsen), 小前庭腺 (shōzenteisen), 傍尿道腺 (bōnyōdōsen)
• Russian: же́лезы Ски́на f pl (žélezy Skína), U-то́чка f (U-tóčka)
• Spanish: glándulas de Skene f, glándulas uretrales f, glándulas parauretrales f, glándulas vestibulares menores f, punto U m, próstata femenina f

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