prostate
Also pros·tat·ic [pro-stat-ik]. /prɒˈstæt ɪk/. of or relating to the prostate gland.
Origin of prostate
1Other words from prostate
- post·pros·tate, adjective
- pre·pro·stat·ic, adjective
- sub·pro·stat·ic, adjective
Words that may be confused with prostate
Words Nearby prostate
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How to use prostate in a sentence
As a prostate cancer survivor myself, I had no idea of this statistic when I went through my experience five years ago.
Celebrate first lady’s visit to Whitman-Walker, then act | Ted Miller | February 4, 2021 | Washington BladeThe 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.
How to Fix the Incentives in Cancer Research (Ep. 449) | Stephen J. Dubner | January 28, 2021 | FreakonomicsMiller ended his long tenure as Senate president in 2019 due to a stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis, and was replaced by Ferguson.
Former Md. Senate president Mike Miller dies | Philip Van Slooten | January 16, 2021 | Washington BladeI’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.
Movember was initially focused on prostate cancer, which will affect one in nine men in their lifetime.
Movember is giving men a sense of community during a time of isolation | Alexandra Ossola | October 6, 2020 | Quartz
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.
Manhood Perfectly Restored | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for prostate
/ (ˈprɒsteɪt) /
Also called: prostate gland a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen
Also: prostatic (prɒˈstætɪk) of or relating to the prostate gland: See also PSA
Origin of prostate
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