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prostate
pros·tate [ pró stàyt ] (plural pros·tates [ pròssəpə gráffik ])


noun 
Definition:
 
anatomy 
Same as  prostate gland
[Mid-17th century. Via modern Latin prostata< Greek prostatēs "guardian" (of the bladder) < proïstanai "set before" < histanai "cause to stand"]

pros·tat·ic [ pro státtik ] adjective
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