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DictionarySeeglandPreputial Glands
Preputial Glands the sebaceous glands of the inner surface of the prepuce of the penis in mammals and humans; their functional importance has not been precisely established. In Artiodactyla they develop in an unpaired preputial pouch, and in some Rodentia they function as scent glands in intraspecific and sexual relations. preputial glands
pre·pu·ti·al glands [TA] sebaceous glands of the corona and neck of the glans penis; produces a malodorous substance called smegma. Synonym(s): glandulae preputiales [TA], Tyson glandspre·pu·ti·al glands (pre-pyū'shē-ăl glandz) [TA] Sebaceous glands of the corona of the glans penis and inner surface of the prepuce, which produce a foul-smelling substance called smegma. Tyson, Edward, English anatomist, 1649-1708. Tyson glands - sebaceous glands of the corona glandis and inner surface of the prepuce, which produce smegma. Synonym(s): preputial glands |