prostate

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prostate¹

  • /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/ UK
  • /ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/ US

Rhymes with -ɒsteɪt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.

noun prostates

  1. The prostate gland. Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to the prostate gland.

prostate²

  • /pɹəʊˈsteɪt/ UK

Rhymes with (UK) -eɪt

adjective more prostate · most prostate

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of pro-state

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: prostate gland, touch, prostrate, patron, female prostate, pineal, prostatic urethra, cowper's gland, master gland, parotid, pineal body, pituitary, parathyroid, prostatectomy, pubes, prostatic utricle

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noun prostate gland — see also prostate gland

Españolpróstata
한국어전립선 jeonnipseon
日本語前立腺 zenritsusen
中文前列腺 qiánlièxiàn, 攝護腺 /摄护腺 shèhùxiàn
हिन्दीप्रोस्टेट prosṭeṭ
Kiswahilitezi dume
Portuguêspróstata
Françaisprostate
DeutschProstata
Italianoprostata
Ελληνικάπροστάτης prostátis
Românăprostată
Русскийпроста́та prostáta
Tiếng Việttuyến tiền liệt, nhiếp hộ tuyến
العربيةبْرُوسْتَات brustāt, بَرُوسْتَات barustāt, بْرُوسْتَات brostāt, مُوثَة mūṯa

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@misc{prostate_2026,
  title = {prostate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prostate},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}