1) Ductless gland 2) Endocrine 3) Endocrine gland 4) Exocrine system 5) French word used in English 6) Gland in men 7) Kind of gland 8) Prostatic
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1) Prostatic
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The prostate (from Greek προστάτης, prostates, literally `one who stands before`, `protector`, `guardian`) is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals. It differs considerably among species anatomically, chemically, and physiologically. ==Structure== A healthy human prostate is classic...
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• (n.) The prostate gland. • (a.) 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.
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A gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.
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A chestnut-sized organ lying at the bottom of the bladder which produces chemicals to nourish sperms and facilitate their transport to the female uterus
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A gland in the male reproductive system. The prostate surrounds the part of the urethra (the tube that empties the bladder) just below the bladder, and produces a fluid that forms part of the semen.
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A gland within a male pig's reproductive system.
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A small conical gland at the base of the male bladder and surrounding the first part of the urethra. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(pros´tāt) a gland in the male that surrounds the bladder neck and urethra; it consists of a median lobe and two lateral lobes and is made up partly of glandular matter (whose ducts empty into the prostatic portion of the urethra) and partly of muscular fibers that encircle the urethra. It contributes to the seminal flui...
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Gland surrounding the neck of the bladder and urethra in males. Prostatic secretions are combined with spermatocytes to form semen, and provide nourishment for the spermatozoa.
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The prostate is a gland found only in men, It is located behind the pubic bone, at the bottom of the bladder. It produces a thick white fluid that is part of the semen. Prostate cancer is a common cancer that starts in the cells of the prostate gland. See prostate cancer section.
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The prostate is a (male only) organ at the base of the bladder. This term is frequently confused with prostrate. which means to lie face down
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Pros'tate adjective [ Greek ... standing before, from ... to set before; ... before + ... to set: confer French
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. -- ...
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A gland (confined to the male) which surrounds the neck of the bladder.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pros′tāt Definitions: 1. A chestnut-shaped body, surrounding the beginning of the urethra in the male, which consists of two lateral lobes connected anteriorly by an isthmus and posteriorly by a middle lobe lying above and between the ejaculatory ducts. Structurally, the prostate consists of 30-50 compound tubul...
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Prostate: A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the prostate surrounds the beginning of the urethra, the canal that empties the bladder. The prostate is actually not one but many glands, 30-50 in number, between which is abundant tissue containing many bundles of smooth muscle. The secr...
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(pros;tat) A walnut-shaped gland surrounding the male urethra just below the urinary bladder that secretes an additive to seminal fluid during ejaculation.
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This is a walnut-sized gland that surrounds the beginning of the urethra in men. It secretes the alkaline transport fluid that mixes with sperm from the testes to form semen.
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prostate 1. A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the prostate surrounds the beginning of the urethra, the canal that empties the bladder. 2. The prostate is actually not one but many glands, 30-50 in number, between which is abundant tissue containing many bundles of smooth muscle. Th...
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A gland found in men surrounding the urethra (tube which carries urine from the bladder to the penis). The gland makes a thick white fluid which mixes with sperm to make semen.
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prostatic adjective relating to the prostate gland
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Greek pro = before, and Latin = statum = stood; hence, something which stands before - the prostate stands before the urinary bladder.
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A accessory gland of the male that contributes to semen production.
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A sex gland of the dog which contributes liquid to semen.
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