单词 | nabothian |
释义 | Nabothianadj. Medicine. Nabothian cyst n. a cyst containing secreted fluid which forms following obstruction of a mucous gland of the uterine cervix. Also Nabothian follicle, †Nabothian gland. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Nabothian glands, the glands, ovules or little eggs of Naboth; applied to small glandular bodies situated within the mouth of the uterus. 1869 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treatm. Dis. Women (ed. 2) The glandular polypus consists in hypertrophy of the Nabothian glands. 1910 Practitioner Mar. 397 The cervix is then exposed, the cervical canal swabbed free from discharge, any Nabothean follicles present are laid open and if there is any erosion it is burnt off with nitric acid. 1985 C. R. Leeson et al. Textbk. Histol. (ed. 5) xv. 482/2 Obstruction of the irregular furrows or clefts may cause the appearance of large cysts, the nabothian follicles. 1999 Guardian 3 Aug. ii. 11/5 Nabothian cysts are little lumps filled with mucus that the cervix makes to help the sperm on its way. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857 |
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