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