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Term:
absent bulbourethral gland (MP:0002770)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
abnormal bulbourethral gland development  
absent bulbourethral gland  
absence of any of the small paired racemose (compound tubulo-alveolar) 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; they secrete a clear fluid known as pre-ejaculate (Cowper's fluid), and are homologous to the greater vestibular (Bartholin's) glands in the female
bulbourethral gland cyst  
bulbourethral gland hyperplasia  
small bulbourethral gland +   
squamous metaplasia of bulbourethral gland  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: absence of bulbourethral gland ;   absent Cowper's gland ;   absent Mery gland ;   absent bulbo-urethral gland
Definition Sources: MGI:anna

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