PROSTATE


Meaning of PROSTATE in English

■ noun a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing a fluid component of semen.

Derivatives

prostatic adjective

Origin

C17: via Fr. from mod. L. prostata , from Gk prostatēs 'one that stands before'.

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