Preputial glands
Glandulae preputiales
- Latin synonym: Glandulae praeputiales
- Eponym: Glands of Tyson
Definition
Scattered glands on the corona, neck, glans and inner layer of the prepuce, the preputial glands, have been described. They secrete a sebaceous material of very peculiar odor, which probably contains casein, and readily undergoes decomposition; when mixed with discarded epithelial cells it is called smegma.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
