Definition of Prostate

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prostate
n. gland that surrounds the bladder and releases seminal fluid

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Prostate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prostate
(n.)
The prostate gland.
  
(a.)
Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra.
  

WordNet 2.0
prostate

Noun
1. a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
(synonym) prostate gland
(hypernym) endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
(part-holonym) male reproductive system

Adjective
1. relating to the prostate gland
(synonym) prostatic
(pertainym) prostate gland

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\pros"tate\ (?), a.[gr. &?; standing before, fr. &?; to set before; &?; before + &?; to set: cf. f. prostate.] (anat.) standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra. -- n. the prostate gland.


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Prostate Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
prostate
[PRAHS-tayt]
A gland in the male reproductive system. The prostate surrounds the part of the urethra (the tube that empties the bladder) just below the bladder, and produces a fluid that forms part of the semen.

NKUDIC Kidney and Urologic Diseases Dictionary
prostate (PRAH-state)
In men, a walnut-shaped gland that surrounds the urethra at the neck of thebladder. The prostate supplies fluid that goes into semen.

Context: Urologic Diseases


Prostate Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Prostate
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Prostate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Prostate
The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system.

The prostate differs considerably among species anatomicallychemically, and physiologically.


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