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Definition of: prostate
(pros′tāt) adjective
1. Anat. Designating a partly muscular gland at the base of the bladder around the urethra in male mammals.
2. Standing in front.
—noun The prostate gland. [<Med. L prostata <Gk. prostatēs one who stands before <proïstania <pro- before + histanai set]
—pro·stat·ic (prō·stat′ik) adjective
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