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GLANDULA VESTIBULARIS MAJOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Genitals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- greater vestibular gland
1, record 1, English, greater%20vestibular%20gland
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Bartholin’s gland 2, record 1, English, Bartholin%26rsquo%3Bs%20gland
correct
- vulvovaginal gland 3, record 1, English, vulvovaginal%20gland
correct
- Duverney’s gland 4, record 1, English, Duverney%26rsquo%3Bs%20gland
correct
- Tiedmann’s gland 4, record 1, English, Tiedmann%26rsquo%3Bs%20gland
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] small, pea-shaped mucous [gland] that lie[s] posterior to the bulbs of the vestibule on [the] side of the vaginal opening [that] produce[s] secretion during sexual arousal. 5, record 1, English, - greater%20vestibular%20gland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
greater vestibular gland: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 6, record 1, English, - greater%20vestibular%20gland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.2.01.016: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 6, record 1, English, - greater%20vestibular%20gland
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vulvo-vaginal gland
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glande vestibulaire majeure
1, record 1, French, glande%20vestibulaire%20majeure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glande de Bartholin 1, record 1, French, glande%20de%20Bartholin
correct, feminine noun
- glande vulvo-vaginale 2, record 1, French, glande%20vulvo%2Dvaginale
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- glande de Duverney 2, record 1, French, glande%20de%20Duverney
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- glande de Tiedmann 2, record 1, French, glande%20de%20Tiedmann
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite glande de type muqueux située latéralement à la moitié postérieure de l'orifice vaginal qui joue un rôle dans la lubrification du vestibule vaginal au moment des rapports sexuels. 3, record 1, French, - glande%20vestibulaire%20majeure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glande vestibulaire majeure : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - glande%20vestibulaire%20majeure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.2.01.016 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - glande%20vestibulaire%20majeure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- glande vulvovaginale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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