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Definition: Prostatic |
ProstaticAdjective1. Relating to the prostate gland. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: ProstaticSynonym: prostate (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Prostatic |
| English words defined with "prostatic": alpha blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, alpha-blocker ♦ prostate specific antigen, PSA ♦ transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP ♦ vena profunda penis, venae dorsales penis profunda. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "prostatic": balloon dilation ♦ Cyproterone ♦ Finasteride ♦ Medrogestone, Mepartricin, Metribolone ♦ prostate-specific antigen, Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia ♦ Triptorelin. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The stent pushes back the prostatic tissue, widening the urethra. (references) | |
One such study is the Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms Trial. (references) | ||
A treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate enlargement. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Prostatic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Prostatic" is used about 79 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 79 | 37,388 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "prostatic": benign prostatic hyperplasia ♦ Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy ♦ prostatic acid phosphatase ♦ prostatic acid phosphatax ♦ prostatic adenocarcinoma ♦ prostatic catheter ♦ Prostatic Hyperplasia ♦ prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia ♦ Prostatic Neoplasms. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "prostatic": prostatic-specific. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; 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. |
| Language | Translations for "prostatic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | prostatakateter (prostatic catheter), plexus prostaticus (prostatic plexus), prostata-absces (prostatic abscess), prostata-atrofi (prostatic atrophy), prostatabiopsi (prostate biopsy, prostatic biopsy), prostatablødning (prostatic bleeding), prostatacyste (prostatic cyst), prostataexprimat (prostatic secretion), prostatakaverne (prostatic cavern), prostataleje (prostatic bed), prostataloge (prostatic bed), prostatasekret (prostatic secretion), prostatasonde (prostatic sound), prostatasten (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), prostatektomi (prostatectomy, prostatic extirpation), prostata-enukleering (prostatic enucleation), total prostatektomi (prostatic extirpation), blærehalslidelse (prostatic disorders), sonde til blaerehalskirtelundersoegelser (prostatic sound), suprapubisk ultralydundersøgelse af prostata (suprapubic prostate ultrasonography, suprapubic prostate ultrasound, suprapubic prostatic ultrasonography, suprapubic prostatic ultrasound), endorektal ultralydundersøgelse af prostata (transrectal prostate ultrasonography, transrectal prostate ultrasound, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination, transrectal prostate ultrasound study, transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, transrectal prostatic ultrasound, transrectal ultrasonography), ductuli prostatici (prostatic ducts). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | prostatolith (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), prostatectomie (prostatectomy, prostatic extirpation), prostaatsteen (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), prostaatsonde (prostatic sound), prostaatsecreet (prostatic secretion), prostaatsap (prostatic secretion), prostaatcatheter (prostatic catheter), prostaatbiopsie (prostate biopsy, prostatic biopsy), endorectale echografie van de prostaat (transrectal prostate ultrasonography, transrectal prostate ultrasound, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination, transrectal prostate ultrasound study, transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, transrectal prostatic ultrasound, transrectal ultrasonography), endocavitaire echografie van de prostaat (suprapubic prostate ultrasonography, suprapubic prostate ultrasound, suprapubic prostatic ultrasonography, suprapubic prostatic ultrasound), ductus prostatici (prostatic ducts), ductuli prostatici (prostatic ducts), calculus prostatae (prostatic calculus, prostatolith). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | eturauhasen suprapuubinen kaikututkimus (suprapubic prostate ultrasonography, suprapubic prostate ultrasound, suprapubic prostatic ultrasonography, suprapubic prostatic ultrasound), eturauhasen endorektaalinen kaikukuvaus (transrectal prostate ultrasonography, transrectal prostate ultrasound, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination, transrectal prostate ultrasound study, transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, transrectal prostatic ultrasound, transrectal ultrasonography), eturauhasen biopsia (prostate biopsy, prostatic biopsy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | prostatolithe (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), prostatectomie totale (prostatic extirpation), plexus prostatique (prostatic plexus), liquide prostatique (prostatic secretion), échographie prostatique suspubienne (suprapubic prostate ultrasonography, suprapubic prostate ultrasound, suprapubic prostatic ultrasonography, suprapubic prostatic ultrasound), énucléation de la prostate (prostatic enucleation), abcès prostatique (prostatic abscess), atrophie prostatique (prostatic atrophy), biopsie de prostate (prostate biopsy, prostatic biopsy), biopsie prostatique (prostatic biopsy), canaux prostatiques (prostatic ducts), caverne prostatique (prostatic cavern), extirpation de la prostate (prostatic extirpation), hémorragie prostatique (prostatic bleeding), échographie prostatique endorectale (transrectal prostate ultrasonography, transrectal prostate ultrasound, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination, transrectal prostate ultrasound study, transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, transrectal prostatic ultrasound), kyste prostatique (prostatic cyst), tissu prostatique (prostate tissue, prostatic tissue), liquide prostatique obtenu par massage (prostatic secretion), lithiase prostatique (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), loge prostatique (prostatic bed), maladies du col vésical (prostatic disorders), sommet de la prostate (apex of the prostate, prostatic apex), sommet prostatique (apex of the prostate, prostatic apex), sonde prostatique (prostatic catheter, prostatic sound), hyperplasie prostatique bénigne (benign prostatic hyperplasia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Prostatablutung (prostatic bleeding), Plexus prostaticus syst.autonomici (prostatic plexus), Plexus prostaticus syst.sympathici (prostatic plexus), Plexus Santorini (prostatic plexus), Prostataabszess (prostatic abscess), Prostataatrophie (prostatic atrophy), Prostatabett (prostatic bed), Prostata-Biopsie (prostate biopsy, prostatic biopsy), Prostataenukleation (prostatic enucleation), Prostataexprimat (prostatic secretion), Prostatasonde (prostatic sound), Prostatolith (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), Prostatabiopsie (prostatic biopsy), Prostatastein (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), Prostataexstirpation (prostatic extirpation), Prostatasekret (prostatic secretion), Prostataloge (prostatic bed), Prostatakaverne (prostatic cavern), Prostatakatheter (prostatic catheter), Prostata-Gewebe (prostate tissue, prostatic tissue), Prostatazyste (prostatic cyst), Apex prostatae (apex of the prostate, prostatic apex), Sonographie der Prostata über den subpubialen Bereich (suprapubic prostate ultrasonography, suprapubic prostate ultrasound, suprapubic prostatic ultrasonography, suprapubic prostatic ultrasound), endorektale Prostatasonographie (transrectal prostate ultrasonography, transrectal prostate ultrasound, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination, transrectal prostate ultrasound study, transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, transrectal prostatic ultrasound, transrectal ultrasonography), Ductus prostatici (prostatic ducts), Ductuli prostatici (prostatic ducts), Blasenhalserkrankung (prostatic disorders), benigne Hyperplasie der Prostata (benign prostatic hyperplasia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προστατικόσ (of the prostate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | prostatolito (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), prostatectomia totale (prostatic extirpation), plesso prostatico (prostatic plexus), iperplasia prostatica benigna (benign prostatic hyperplasia), biopsia della prostata (prostate biopsy, prostatic biopsy), calcolo della prostata (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), catetere per ipertrofia prostatica (prostatic catheter), catetere prostatico (prostatic catheter), dotti escretori prostatici (prostatic ducts), ecografia prostatica endorettale (transrectal prostate ultrasonography, transrectal prostate ultrasound, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination, transrectal prostate ultrasound study, transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, transrectal prostatic ultrasound, transrectal ultrasonography), ecografia prostatica sovrapubica (suprapubic prostate ultrasonography, suprapubic prostate ultrasound, suprapubic prostatic ultrasonography, suprapubic prostatic ultrasound), ascesso prostatico (prostatic abscess), emorragia prostatica (prostatic bleeding), tessuto prostatico (prostate tissue, prostatic tissue), liquido prostatico (prostatic secretion), loggia prostatica (prostatic bed), secrezione prostatica (prostatic secretion), sonda prostatica (prostatic sound), ecografia prostatica transrettale (transrectal prostate ultrasonography, transrectal prostate ultrasound, transrectal prostate ultrasound examination, transrectal prostate ultrasound study, transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, transrectal prostatic ultrasound, transrectal ultrasonography). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ostaticpray prostatectomia total (prostatic extirpation), prostatólito (prostatic calculus, prostatolith), plexo prostático (prostatic plexus), sonda prostática (prostatic sound), líquido prostático (prostatic secretion), ductos prostáticos (prostatic ducts), doenças do colo vesical (prostatic disorders), condutos prostáticos (prostatic ducts), abcesso prostático (prostatic abscess). (various references) простаты. (various references) prostático (prostate). (various references) простатичний. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "prostatic" (pronounced prōsta"tik) |
| 8 | -r ō s t a" t i k | electrostatic. |
| 7 | -ō s t a" t i k | homeostatic. |
| 6 | -s t a" t i k | ecstatic, static. |
| 4 | -a" t i k | acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, asymptomatic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, climatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, enzymatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, numismatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, rheumatic, schematic, semiautomatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, traumatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-o-p-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: apricots, citators, patriots, piscator, protatic, ricottas, tipcarts. | |
-2 letters: airpost, apricot, aprotic, astrict, captors, citator, cottars, parotic, patriot, picaros, prosaic, protist, psoatic, ricotta, tipcart, tipcats, tricots, tropics. | |
-3 letters: actors, aorist, aortic, aristo, artist, atopic, attics, capris, captor, cartop, castor, coapts, coatis, copras, costar, cottar, cottas, crista, optics, ottars, pastor, patios, patois, picaro, picots, prosit. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-o-p-r-s-t-t" | |
+2 letters: captivators, comparatist, compatriots, corporatist, tetrasporic, triceratops. | |
+3 letters: anticipators, antistrophic, catastrophic, comparatists, contraptions, crepitations, decapitators, dictatorship, ectoparasite, inspectorate, pictorialist, postromantic, protractions, spectatorial. | |
+4 letters: catastrophism, catastrophist, comparativist, contrapuntist, dictatorships, ectoparasites, ectoparasitic, gastroscopist, inspectorates, pantisocratic, participators, petrifactions, pictorialists, pontificators, posttraumatic, practitioners, precipitators, privatdocents, procrastinate, prognosticate, protactiniums, putrefactions, spectatorship, sportscasting, stereotypical, stratospheric, thermoplastic, transcription, triceratopses, trichopterans, triplications, triploblastic, trophoblastic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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