| Tiedemann's 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. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Tiedemann's nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A sympathetic nerve accompanying the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tiedemann, Friedrich | <person> German anatomist, 1781-1861. See: Tiedemann's gland, Tiedemann's nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |