Cowper gland

(kow′pĕr, koo′)

[William Cowper, Brit. anatomist, 1666-1709]
Either of two small, round, yellow glands, one on each side of the prostate gland, each with a duct about 1 in (2.5 cm) long, terminating in the wall of the urethra. They secrete a viscid fluid forming part of the seminal fluid and correspond to the Bartholin glands in the female.
SYN: SEE: bulbourethral gland
SEE: prostate; SEE: urethra