释义 |
pros·tate I. \ˈpräˌstāt, chiefly in substandard speech -trāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin prostata, from Greek prostatēs, from proïstanai to put in front : prostate gland II. adjective also pros·tat·ic \(ˈ)prä|stad.ik\ Etymology: prostate from prostate (I); prostatic probably from (assumed) New Latin prostaticus, from New Latin prostata + Latin -icus -ic : of or relating to or being the prostate gland |