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Cowper's gland
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈkuː.pəz ˌɡlænd/ us /ˈkaʊ.pɚz ˌɡlænd//ˈkuː.pɚz ˌɡlænd/
one of two glands in men and some male animals on each side of the urethra(= the tube that carries urine and semen) and below the prostate(= an organ that produces a liquid that carries semen) that produces a liquid that mixes with semen:
Fluid from Cowper's gland emerges from the urethral opening.
This fluid is added to the semen, as is the secretion of the prostate and Cowper's glands.
The three glands that give fluid to the semen are called Cowper's gland, the prostate gland, and the seminal vesicles.
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Synonym
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