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Also, pros·tat·ic 
[pro-stat-ik] . of or pertaining to the prostate gland.
[pro-stat-ik] . of or pertaining to the prostate gland. noun
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Prostate
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| a large duct that transports bile from the liver, having in humans and many other vertebrates a side branch to a gallbladder for bile storage |
| a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat |
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- Radiation therapy may be used as an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer.
- We have shown that proteins produced by inflammatory cells are the smoking gun behind prostate cancer metastasis.
- Prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms in the early stages.
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| prostate (ˈprɒsteɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| —adj | |
| 2. | See also PSA Also: prostatic of or relating to the prostate gland |
| [C17: via Medieval Latin from Greek prostatēs something standing in front (of the bladder), from pro- in front + histanai to cause to stand] | |
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Word Origin & History
prostate
1646, from M.Fr. prostate, from M.L. prostata "the prostate," from Gk. prostates (aden) "prostate (gland)," from prostates "one standing in front," from proistanai "set before," from pro- "before" + histanai "cause to stand" from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). So called
EXPANDfrom its position at the base of the bladder.
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Medical Dictionary
prostate pros·tate (prŏs'tāt')
n.
The prostate gland. adj.
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
pro·stat'ic (prŏ-stāt'ĭk) adj.
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