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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prostate/ˈprɒsteɪt/

▶noun a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing a fluid component of semen.

– derivatives
prostatic adjective.

– origin C17: via Fr. from mod. L. prostata, from Gk prostatēs ‘one that stands before’.

'prostate' also found in these Oxford entries:

brachytherapy - prostaglandin - prostatectomy - prostatitis

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