prostate
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one who stands before, protector, guardian”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pros‧tate
Noun
prostate (plural prostates)
- The prostate gland. [from 1646]
Derived terms
Translations
prostate gland
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Adjective
prostate (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the prostate gland.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pro‧state
Adjective
prostate (comparative more prostate, superlative most prostate)
- Alternative spelling of pro-state
Further reading
Italian
Noun
prostate f
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) prōstāte
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