prostate
adjEtymology Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.
1
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
prostate
nounUK /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/ · US /ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.
1
The prostate gland.
- Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it.2022 August 24, Pip Dunn, “A Life Remembered: Paul Taylor - February 9 1971-August 9 2022”, in RAIL, number 964, page 24:
- Derived terms
- antiprostate, benign prostate enlargement, female prostate, paraprostate, prostaglandin, prostasome, prostasphere, prostate cancer, prostate massage, prostate-specific, prostate-specific antigen, prostatic, prostatism, prostatitis, prostato-