Prostate

prostate /pros·tate/ (pros´tat) a gland surrounding the bladder neck and urethra in the male; it contributes a secretion to the semen.prostat´ic

Prostate and seminal vesicles.

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pros·tate (prstt)

n.

The prostate gland.

adj.

Of or relating to the prostate gland.

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pro·static (pr-sttk) adj.

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Prostate

A gland in males below the bladder that surrounds the urethra. Enlargement of the prostate may cause problems in urination.

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prostate,

n a small doughnut-shaped gland in the pelvis that is a part of the male reproductive system and is responsible for lubricating the urethra with a thin, milky, alkaline fluid (semen), which increases the mobility of sperm and prevents infection.

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prostate (pros´tāt),

n a gland in men that surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra and produces a secretion that liquefies coagulated semen.

prostate cancer,

n a slowly progressive adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland that affects an increasing proportion of males after the age of 50.

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prostate

a gland in the male which surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra. It is a diffuse gland in rams and goat bucks, a lobed gland in stallions and dogs and a combination of lobed and diffuse in bulls and boars. The prostate consists of glandular tissue, the ducts from which empty into the prostatic portion of the urethra, and partly of muscular fibers which encircle the urethra. It contributes to the seminal fluid a secretion containing acid phosphatase, citric acid and proteolytic enzymes, which account for the liquefaction of the coagulated semen. The rate of secretion increases greatly during sexual stimulation.