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
- EMAPA:36133
- FMA:20083
- EMAPA:36134
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/264125007
- UMLS:C0221315 (ncithesaurus:Paraurethral_Gland)
- NCIT:C12339
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0221315
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skene%27s_gland
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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.
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Skenes_gland.jpg
- 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)
- female urethral gland
- Skene gland
- para-urethral gland
- Skene's gland
- urethral gland of clitoral urethra
- periurethral gland
- female prostate
- uberon
- Schueller's gland
- glandulae vestibulares minores
- Guerin's gland
- glandula vestibulares minor
- U-spot
- Skene's gland of clitoral urethra
- female urethral gland
- UBERON:0010145