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Small glands just inside the urethral opening in females, believed to develop from the same embryonic tissue as the male prostate gland and responsible for emitting fluid from the urethra during orgasm.<\/p>\n

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Glands lying just inside of and on the posterior area of the urethra in the female. If the margins of the urethra are drawn apart and the mucous membrane gently everted, the two small openings of Skene\u2019s tubules or glands, one on each side of the floor of the urethra, become visible. Trauma frequently causes a gaping of the urethra and ectropion of the mucous membrane. In acute gonorrhea, these glands are almost always infected.<\/p>\n

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Small glands just inside the urethral opening in females, believed to develop from the same embryonic tissue as the male prostate gland and responsible for emitting fluid from the urethra during orgasm. Glands lying just inside of and on the posterior area of the urethra in the female. 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