See Also: glandula vestibularis major(medicine)
vestibularis(medicine)
Nucleus vestibularis(medicine)
Radix vestibularis(medicine)
plica vestibularis(medicine)
labyrinthus vestibularis(medicine)
membrana vestibularis(medicine)
nervus vestibularis(medicine)
area vestibularis superior(medicine)
area vestibularis inferior(medicine)

triped (iou) and glandula vestibularis major (medicine)


triped (iou)



triped noun. E20.
[Latin triped-, tripes, formed as TRI- + ped-, pes foot.]
A three-footed animal.

glandula vestibularis major (medicine)


glandula vestibularis major -->
greater vestibular gland


One of two mucoid-secreting tubuloalveolar glands on either side of the lower part of the vagina, the equivalent of the bulbourethral glands in the male; ensheathed with vestibular bulbs by ischiocavernosus muscles. Thus erection and muscle contraction cause secretion into vestibule of vagina.

Synonym: glandula vestibularis major, Bartholin's gland, Duverney's gland, Tiedemann's gland, vulvovaginal gland.