(kow'pĕr, koo' )

[William Cowper, Brit. anatomist, 1666–1709]

Either of two small, round, yellow gland s, 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 gland s in the female.SYN: bulbourethral gland .

SEE: prostate; urethra.