Any of the numerous small mucous-secreting glands located in the wall of the male or female urethra that help protect the epithelium from the corrosive urine. [ MP:anna ]
Synonyms: urethra gland (male or female) urethra gland gland of urethra urethral mucuous gland
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Term information
database
cross reference
- FMA:19683
- EMAPA:37784 (MA:th)
- SCTID:279477005
- MA:0001688
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim
Term relations
Subclass of:
- mucous gland
- mesoderm-derived structure
- only in taxon some Mammalia
- contributes to morphology of some urethra