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pros⋅tate

  [pros-teyt] Anatomy
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–adjective
1. Also, pros⋅tat⋅ic  [pro-stat-ik] . of or pertaining to the prostate gland.
–noun
2. prostate gland.
Origin:
1640–50; < NL prostata < Gk prostátēs one standing before. See pro- 2 , -stat
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pros·tate   (prŏs'tāt')   
n.  The prostate gland.
adj.  Of or relating to the prostate gland.

[New Latin prostata, from Greek prostatēs (adēn), prostate (gland), from proïstanai, to set before : pro-, in front; see pro-2 + histanai, to set, place; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
pros·tat'ic (prŏ-stāt'ĭk) adj.
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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 from its position at the base of the bladder.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pros·tate
Pronunciation: 'präs-"tAt
Function: noun
: PROSTATE GLAND

Main Entry: 2prostate
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being the prostate gland
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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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