Greater vestibular gland

Glandula vestibularis major

Latin eponym: Glandulae Bartholini
Eponym: Bartholin's gland; Duverney's gland; Tiedemann's gland

The Greater Vestibular Glands (glandulæ vestibularis major [Bartholini]; Bartholin’s glands) are the homologues of the bulbo-urethral glands in the male. They consist of two small, roundish bodies of a reddish-yellow color, situated one on either side of the vaginal orifice in contact with the posterior end of each lateral mass of the bulb of the vestibule. Each gland opens by means of a duct, about 2 cm. long, immediately lateral to the hymen, in the groove between it and the labium minus.