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prostate

Syllables: pros·tate/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/US/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/

prostate noun: the prostate gland. Also the alternative spelling of pro-state.

Noun

prostate (plural prostates)

  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

Adjective

prostate (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the prostate gland.

Also used as

prostate is also the alternative spelling of pro-state.

prostate meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

prostate in Hindi

prostate gland — see also prostate gland
प्रोस्टेट prosṭeṭ

prostate in Urdu

prostate gland — see also prostate gland
پروسٹیٹ prosṭeṭ

prostate in Bengali

prostate gland — see also prostate gland
প্রোস্টেট prōsṭeṭ, প্রোস্টেট গ্রন্থি prōsṭeṭ gronthi

prostate in Arabic

prostate gland — see also prostate gland
بْرُوسْتَات brustāt, بَرُوسْتَات barustāt, مُوثَة mūṯa
More languagesFewer languages
prostate in Indonesian
prostat
prostate in Persian
پروستات porostât, prostât
prostate in Vietnamese
tuyến tiền liệt, nhiếp hộ tuyến

Examples of prostate in a sentence

  • Screening women for prostate cancer, for example, would not make sense.
  • "In prostate cancer, there's a lot of talk about overdetection and overtreatment," said Dr.
  • The prostate is surrounded by venous plexi and the perineum has a rich blood supply.

All 24 example sentences with prostate

Forms of prostate

Noun
pluralprostates
Adjective
comparativemore prostate
superlativemost prostate

Plural of prostate: prostates

Origin of prostate

Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.

From pro- + state.

Words formed from prostate

Phrases with prostate

Words that rhyme with prostate

Questions about prostate

What does prostate mean?
Prostate means the prostate gland.
What is prostate in Hindi?
Prostate in Hindi is प्रोस्टेट (prosṭeṭ). See Prostate meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is prostate?
Prostate can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce prostate?
Prostate is pronounced /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of prostate?
The plural of prostate is prostates.

Words near prostate in the dictionary

  1. prostasome
  2. prostasomes
  3. prostasphere
  4. prostaspheres
  5. prostatauxe
  6. prostate
  7. prostate cancer
  8. prostate gland
  9. prostate glands
  10. prostate-specific
  11. prostate-specific antigen

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