prostate

[ pros-teyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

prostate

/ ˈprɒsteɪt /

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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