prostate

[ pros-teyt ]

adjective

1. Also pros·tat·ic [] of or relating to the prostate gland.

noun

1. prostate gland.

prostate

/ ˈprɒsteɪt /

noun

1. Also calledprostate gland a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen

adjective

1. Alsoprostaticprɒˈstætɪk of or relating to the prostate gland See also PSA

Other Words From

• post·prostate adjective
• prepro·static adjective
• subpro·static adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prostate¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from New Latin prostata, from Greek prostátēs “one standing before”; equivalent to pro- ² + -stat

Word History and Origins

Origin of prostate¹

C17: via Medieval Latin from Greek prostatēs something standing in front (of the bladder), from pro- in front + histanai to cause to stand

Example Sentences

As a prostate cancer survivor myself, I had no idea of this statistic when I went through my experience five years ago.

From Washington Blade

The classic example here is prostate cancer, which could be a very slow-growing cancer that may not hurt the patient, but having a big surgery or big radiation therapy would hurt the patient.

From Freakonomics

Miller ended his long tenure as Senate president in 2019 due to a stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis, and was replaced by Ferguson.

From Washington Blade

I’m here with a small team led by Eileen Hall, Stan Hall’s 34-year-old half-Scottish, half-Ecuadoran daughter, who continued her father’s quest to understand the true history and power of the cave after he died of prostate cancer in 2008.

From Outside Online

Movember was initially focused on prostate cancer, which will affect one in nine men in their lifetime.

From Quartz

Now, preventive protocols—like mammograms, colonoscopies, and Prostate-Specific Antigen tests—are being questioned.

From The Daily Beast

Kathryn Wilson, et al. “Coffee Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk and Progression in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.”

From The Daily Beast

Xu Lai then moved his blog to another host, renaming it "Qian Leixian Still Wants to Speak"—or the Prostate Is Still Enflamed.

From The Daily Beast

If the disease continue, cystitis and its consequent train of symptoms ensue (see Bladder and Prostate Diseases).

From Project Gutenberg

Many and many a man at this age finds his sexual power declining and cannot understand it—Enlarged Prostate Gland.

From Project Gutenberg