'Prostate' definitions:
Definition of 'prostate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to the prostate gland [syn: prostate, prostatic]
noun
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 [syn: prostate gland, prostate]
Definition of 'Prostate'
From: GCIDE
- Prostate \Pros"tate\, a. [Gr. ? standing before, fr. ? to set before; ? before + ? to set: cf. F. prostate.] (Anat.) Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra. -- n. The prostate gland. [1913 Webster]