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vestibular glands

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 191 words | Copyright

vestibular glands (ves-tib-yoo-ler) pl. n. the two pairs of glands that open at the junction of the vagina and vulva. Their function is to lubricate the entrance to the vagina during coitus.

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