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skene's gland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
skene's g-land
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gland of a group of glands in the vagina that drains into the urethra and is related to pleasure during sexual arousal.

Etymology

Named after Alexander Skene.

Inflected Forms

Skene's glands (plural) Skene glands (alternative)

Synonyms

lesser vestibular gland paraurethral gland periurethral gland female prostate

Questions

What does skene's gland mean?
A gland of a group of glands in the vagina that drains into the urethra and is related to pleasure during sexual arousal.
Where does skene's gland come from?
Named after Alexander Skene.

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