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Cowper's gland definition

Cow·per's gland (ko̵̅o̅′pərz, ko̵u′-)

either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance

Etymology: after William Cowper (1666-1709), Eng anatomist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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