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Definition: Prostate Gland |
Prostate GlandNoun1. A firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | A gland in the male reproductive system just below the bladder. It surrounds part of the urethra, the canal that empties the bladder, and produces a fluid that forms part of semen. (references) |
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Synonym: Prostate GlandSynonym: prostate (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Prostate Gland |
| English words defined with "prostate gland": ejaculatory duct ♦ prostate, prostate cancer, prostate specific antigen, prostatectomy, prostatic, prostatic adenocarcinoma, prostatitis, PSA, PSA blood test. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "prostate gland": chronic prostatitis ♦ Prostatic Hyperplasia ♦ stage I prostate cancer. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Line drawing showing lateral view of the prostate gland, rectum, bladder, penis and testis. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Inflammation of the prostate gland. (references) | |
A protein made only by the prostate gland. (references) | ||
The echo patterns of the sound waves form an image of the prostate gland on a display screen. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
prostate gland | 245 |
enlarged prostate gland | 16 |
prostate gland picture | 7 |
function of prostate gland | 6 |
prostate gland problem | 3 |
prostate gland infection | 3 |
male prostate gland | 3 |
stimulate the prostate gland | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "prostate gland"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | nodule de la glande prostatique (lump in the prostate gland). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | vorsteherdrüse (prostate). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | prosztata (prostate). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | ingrossamento della prostata (lump in the prostate gland). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 摂護腺 , 前立腺 . (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぜ"りつせ", せつ"せ". (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ostatepray andglay bulto en la glándula prostática (lump in the prostate gland). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-g-l-n-o-p-r-s-t-t" | |
-3 letters: godparents, patronages, sandlotter, tetragonal, transeptal, translated. | |
-4 letters: alterants, anglepods, dognapers, dragonets, galopades, gantlopes, gladstone, godparent, pantalets, paragoned, parsonage, pastorale, pastorate, patentors, patronage, plottages, postnatal, sprattled, stagnated, strangled, tapaderos, tarletans, tetragons, tetrapods, tragopans, translate. | |
-5 letters: adapters, adaptors, adopters, adrenals, aerostat, agrestal, alterant, anglepod, antepast, apostate, argental, arnattos, asternal, atlantes, attorned, dalapons, danglers, delators, dognaper. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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