Definition of Nabothian gland

1. Noun. One of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus.

Generic synonyms: Duct Gland, Exocrine, Exocrine Gland

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nabothian Gland

nabobery
nabobess
nabobesses
nabobish
nabobism
nabobisms
nabobs
nabobship
nabobships
nabokoite
naboom
naboot
naboots
nabothian cyst
nabothian follicle
nabothian gland (current term)
nabs
nabumetone
nac
nacaphite
nacarat
nacarats
nacelle
nacelles
nach
nachas
nache
naches
nacho
nachos

Literary usage of Nabothian gland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal (1884)
"I refer to an enlarged nabothian gland which has become pedunculated. It will be found either partly within the canal and partly without, or just within the ..."

2. Treatise on the Diseases of Women: For the Use of Students and Practitioners by Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene (1892)
"The internal os was rather sensitive and appeared to be slightly contracted; there was also a distended nabothian gland in the middle third of the cervical ..."

3. Atlas and Essentials of Gynecology by Oskar Schaeffer (1897)
"Cross section of a nabothian gland, between the cervical and external wall of the portio vaginalis (original drawing from the author's preparation at the ..."

4. Clinical Notes on Uterine Surgery, with Special Reference to the Management by James Marion Sims (1866)
"After it was over I was examining the condition of the cervical canal, and to my surprise, I saw the end of a mucous polypus or enlarged nabothian gland ..."

5. Transactions of the ... Session of the American Institute of Homœopathy by American Institute of Homeopathy Session (1902)
"Beware of an encysted nabothian gland. Beware of scar tissue following a cervical laceration. Every mother after thirty-five years of age should have a ..."

6. Clinical Notes on Uterine Surgery by James Marion Sims (1886)
"After it was over I was examining the condition of the cervical canal, and to my surprise, I saw the end of a mucous polypus or enlarged nabothian gland ..."

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