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Webster 1913 Edition

Prostate

Pros′tate

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Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] standing before, fr. [GREEK] to set before; [GREEK] before + [GREEK] 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.
–
Noun.
The prostate gland.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prostate

PROS'TATE

,
Adj.
[From Gr. to set before.] In anatomy, the prostate gland is a gland situated just before the neck of the bladder in males, and surrounding the beginning of the urethra. It is situated on the under and posterior part of the neck of the bladder, so as to surround the lower side of the urethra.

Definition 2024

prostate

prostate

See also: prostrate and pro-state

English

Pronunciation

Noun

prostate ‎(plural prostates)

  1. The prostate gland.
Translations
Derived terms

Adjective

prostate ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the prostate gland.

Etymology 2

From pro- +‎ state

Adjective

prostate ‎(comparative more prostate, superlative most prostate)

  1. Alternative spelling of pro-state

Italian

Noun

prostate f

  1. plural of prostata

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

prōstāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of prōstō

Etymology

[1646] From Middle French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης ‎(prostátēs, “one who stands before, protector, guardian”).

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