the numerous mucous-secreting glands found in several female mammalian species (including rodents and humans) on the anterior wall of the vagina, around the lower end of the urethra, and possessing a common paraurethral duct which opens (on each side) near the external urethral orifice; they are homologous with the prostate gland in males, have highly variable anatomy, and are believed to be the source of the female ejaculate, a lubricating fluid with a similar consistency to male prostatic fluid that is expelled through the urethra during sexual stimulation; like the male prostate, these glands are susceptible to infection (skenitis), cyst development, and cancer [ MP:0011793 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Term information
- SCTID:264125007
- EMAPA:36133
- Wikipedia:Skene%27s_gland
- UMLS:C0221315 (ncithesaurus:Paraurethral_Gland)
- EMAPA:36134
- FMA:20083
- NCIT:C12339
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the numerous mucous-secreting glands found in several female mammalian species (including rodents and humans) on the anterior wall of the vagina, around the lower end of the urethra, and possessing a common paraurethral duct which opens (on each side) near the external urethral orifice; they are homologous with the prostate gland in males, have highly variable anatomy, and are believed to be the source of the female ejaculate, a lubricating fluid with a similar consistency to male prostatic fluid that is expelled through the urethra during sexual stimulation; like the male prostate, these glands are susceptible to infection (skenitis), cyst development, and cancer
in MP female urethral gland, Skene gland and paraurethral gland are exact syns. Note that NCITA seems to use the term in a more generic way, as a parent for skene gland, cowper gland (which may be the same as the male bulbo-urethral gland)
Skene gland
para-urethral gland
Skene's gland
urethral gland of clitoral urethra
periurethral gland
female prostate
Schueller's gland
Guerin's gland
glandulae vestibulares minores
glandula vestibulares minor
U-spot
Skene's gland of clitoral urethra
female urethral gland