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Prostate   /prˈɑstˌeɪt/   Listen
Prostate

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: prostate gland.



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... urethra is surrounded by the prostate gland. The secretion of this gland is conveyed into the urethra by numerous short ducts, known as the prostatic ducts. Behind the prostate, at the base or fundus of bladder, are the paired seminal vesicles. The duct of the seminal vesicle joins the vas deferens of the same side (both functionally and embryologically the seminal vesicle is no more than a diverticulum of ...
— The Sexual Life of the Child • Albert Moll


Words linked to "Prostate" :   prostate specific antigen, male reproductive system, prostate gland, endocrine, transurethral resection of the prostate, ductless gland, endocrine gland


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