Prostate-gland
noun, Anatomy.
1.
an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
prostate gland n.
A chestnut-shaped body that surrounds the beginning of the male urethra at the base of the bladder, consists of two lobes connected anteriorly by an isthmus and posteriorly by a middle lobe lying above and between the ejaculatory ducts, controls the release of urine from the bladder, and whose milky fluid secretion is discharged into the urethra during semen emission.
prostate gland
(prŏs’tāt’)
A gland in male mammals located at the base of the bladder. The prostate gland opens into the urethra and secretes a milky fluid that is a major component of semen.
prostatic adjective (prŏ-stāt’ĭk)
prostate gland [(pros-tayt)]
A gland in the male reproductive system that surrounds the urethra at the lower end of the urinary bladder. A large part of the fluids that make up semen comes from the prostate.
Note: Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death among American men.
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prostatic fluid n. A whitish secretion that is one of the constituents of semen.
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prostatic sinus n. The groove on either side of the urethral crest in the prostatic part of the urethra.