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pros|tate — … Useful english dictionary
pros — pros·ar·thri; pros·bul; pros·cop·i·nous; pros·cop·i·ny; pros·e·cut·able; pros·e·cute; pros·e·cu·tion; pros·e·cu·tor; pros·e·cu·to·ry; pros·e·cu·trix; pros·e·lyt·er; pros·e·lyt·i·cal; pros·e·lyt·ism; pros·e·lyt·ist; pros·e·lyt·iza·tion;… … English syllables
tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… … English syllables
prostate — pros·tate … English syllables
prostate-specificantigen — pros·tate spe·cif·ic antigen (prŏsʹtāt spĭ sĭfʹĭk) n. Abbr. PSA A protease secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland. Serum levels are elevated in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer and are used as a… … Universalium
prostate — pros•tate [[t]ˈprɒs teɪt[/t]] adj. 1) anat. Also, pros•tat•ic [[t]prɒˈstæt ɪk[/t]] of or pertaining to the prostate gland. 2) anat. prostate gland • Etymology: 1640–50; < NL prostata < Gk prostátēs one standing before. See pro II, stat … From formal English to slang
prostate — pros|tate [ˈprɔsteıt US ˈpra: ] n also prostate .gland [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: prostata, from Greek prostates, from proïstanai to put in front ] an organ in the body of male ↑mammals that is near the ↑bladder and that produces a … Dictionary of contemporary English
prostate — pros|tate [ pra,steıt ] or prostate ,gland noun count the organ in a man s body that produces a liquid that combines with and carries SPERM … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prostate gland — pros′tate gland n. anat. a partly muscular gland that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
Prostate — A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the prostate surrounds the beginning of the urethra, the canal that empties the bladder. The prostate is actually not one but many glands, 30 50… … Medical dictionary
