Bulbo-urethral gland

Definition

Any of the small paired racemose glands below the apex of the prostate in males, located posterolateral to the membranous portion of the urethra at the base of the penis, between the two layers of the fascia of the urogenital diaphragm, in the deep perineal pouch, and enclosed by transverse fibers of the sphincter urethrae membranaceae muscle; homologous to the greater vestibular (Bartholin's) glands in the female[MP].

Also known as bulbourethral gland, Cowper's gland, Cowper's glands, glandula bulbourethralis, Méry gland, Mery's gland — per UBERON

The Bulbo-urethral gland is a part of the Urinary.

Also identified as

• MESH D002030 per UBERON
• NCIT C32395 per UBERON
• SCTID 278918009 per UBERON
• UMLS C0006366 per UBERON

Associated Diseases