urethral gland

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001338

Any of the numerous small mucous-secreting glands located in the wall of the male or female urethra that help protect the epithelium from the corrosive urine. [ MP:anna ]

Synonyms: urethra gland (male or female), urethra gland, gland of urethra, urethral mucuous gland

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EMAPA:37784 (MA:th)
SCTID:279477005
FMA:19683
MA:0001688

Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim

UBPROP 0000012

NCIT:C12339 paraurethral gland belongs here

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uberon

UBERON:0001338

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Urethral gland

Term relations

Equivalent to:

gland and part of some urethra

Subclass of:

mucous gland
mesoderm-derived structure
part of some urethra
only in taxon some Mammalia
contributes to morphology of some urethra