Skene's ducts

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Skene's ducts
Skene's ducts not visible, but Skene's Gland labeled at center right
Latin	ductus paraurethrales urethrae femininae
Dorlands/Elsevier	d_29/12314424

The Skene's ducts are a pair of ducts leading from the Skene's glands to the surface of the vulva, to the left and right of the urethral opening.

Like the Skene's glands, they are named after Alexander Skene.^[1]

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1. ^ synd/2037 at Who Named It

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