prostate

[ pros-teyt ]

/ ˈprɒs teɪt /

Anatomy

adjective

Also pros·tat·ic

[pro-stat-ik]. /prɒˈstæt ɪk/. of or relating to the prostate gland.

noun

prostate gland.

Origin of prostate

1640–50; <New Latin prostata<Greek prostátēs one standing before. See pro-², -stat

OTHER WORDS FROM prostate

post·pros·tate, adjectivepre·pro·stat·ic, adjectivesub·pro·stat·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prostate

1. prone, prostate , prostrate, supine2. prostate , prostrate

Words nearby prostate

Prostaphlin, prostas, prostasis, prostat-, prostatalgia, prostate, prostatectomy, prostate gland, prostate-specific antigen, prostatic ductule, prostatic fluid

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Example sentences from the Web for prostate

Kathryn Wilson, et al. “Coffee Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk and Progression in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.”
Can Coffee Save Your Life?|Anneli Rufus|October 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Xu Lai then moved his blog to another host, renaming it "Qian Leixian Still Wants to Speak"—or the Prostate Is Still Enflamed.
The Blogger Who Got Stabbed|Richard Bernstein|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If the disease continue, cystitis and its consequent train of symptoms ensue (see Bladder and Prostate Diseases).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for prostate

prostate

/ (ˈprɒsteɪt) /

noun

Also called: prostate gland a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen

adjective

Also: prostatic (prɒˈstætɪk) of or relating to the prostate glandSee also PSA

Word Origin for prostate

C17: via Medieval Latin from Greek prostatēs something standing in front (of the bladder), from pro- in front + histanai to cause to stand

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Medical definitions for prostate

prostate

[ prŏs′tāt′ ]

n.

The prostate gland.

adj.

Of or relating to the prostate gland.

Other words from prostate

pro•stat′ic (prŏ-stăt′ĭk) adj.

单词	prostate
释义	prostate [ pros-teyt ] / ˈprɒs teɪt / Anatomy adjective Also pros·tat·ic [pro-stat-ik]. /prɒˈstæt ɪk/. of or relating to the prostate gland. noun prostate gland. Origin of prostate 1640–50; <New Latin prostata<Greek prostátēs one standing before. See pro-², -stat OTHER WORDS FROM prostate post·pros·tate, adjectivepre·pro·stat·ic, adjectivesub·pro·stat·ic, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prostate 1. prone, prostate , prostrate, supine2. prostate , prostrate Words nearby prostate Prostaphlin, prostas, prostasis, prostat-, prostatalgia, prostate, prostatectomy, prostate gland, prostate-specific antigen, prostatic ductule, prostatic fluid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prostate Kathryn Wilson, et al. “Coffee Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk and Progression in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.” Can Coffee Save Your Life?\|Anneli Rufus\|October 28, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Xu Lai then moved his blog to another host, renaming it "Qian Leixian Still Wants to Speak"—or the Prostate Is Still Enflamed. The Blogger Who Got Stabbed\|Richard Bernstein\|February 18, 2009\|DAILY BEAST If the disease continue, cystitis and its consequent train of symptoms ensue (see Bladder and Prostate Diseases). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for prostate prostate / (ˈprɒsteɪt) / noun Also called: prostate gland a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen adjective Also: prostatic (prɒˈstætɪk) of or relating to the prostate glandSee also PSA Word Origin for prostate C17: via Medieval Latin from Greek prostatēs something standing in front (of the bladder), from pro- in front + histanai to cause to stand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for prostate prostate [ prŏs′tāt′ ] n. The prostate gland. adj. Of or relating to the prostate gland. Other words from prostate pro•stat′ic (prŏ-stăt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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