Urethral gland

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Urethral gland
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Identifiers
Latinglandulae urethrales urethrae masculinae
TA98A09.2.03.013
A09.4.02.025
TA23439, 3464
FMA19683
Anatomical terminology

The urethral or periurethral glands (also Littre glands after Alexis Littré[1]) are glands that branch off the wall of the urethra of male mammals. The glands secrete mucus, which is incorporated into the semen, and are most numerous in the section of the urethra that runs through the penis.

References

  1. ^ Littre's glands at Who Named It?

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