bartholin's gland

1. 1.

   either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male

   Broadervestibular gland

   Part offemale reproductive system

Questions about bartholin's gland

What does bartholin's gland mean?

bartholin's gland means "either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male".

Is bartholin's gland a common word?

bartholin's gland is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.