Prostatic
adjective
1.
Also, prostatic
[pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
noun
2.
prostate gland.
noun
1.
Also called prostate gland. a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen
adjective
2.
Also prostatic (prɒˈstætɪk). of or relating to the prostate gland See also PSA
prostate pros·tate (prŏs’tāt’)
n.
The prostate gland. adj.
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
pro·stat’ic (prŏ-stāt’ĭk) adj.
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)
Read Also:
- Prostatic ductule
prostatic ductule n. Any of the minute canals that receive the prostatic secretion and that discharge it through openings on either side of the urethral crest. Also called prostatic duct.
- Prostatic fluid
prostatic fluid n. A whitish secretion that is one of the constituents of semen.
- Prostatic massage
prostatic massage n. The expression of prostatic secretions by applying pressure on the prostate with a finger in the rectum. The emptying of prostatic sini and ducts by repeated downward compression maneuvers, used in the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the prostate.
- Prostatic sinus
prostatic sinus n. The groove on either side of the urethral crest in the prostatic part of the urethra.
- Prostatic-utricle
noun, Anatomy. 1. a small pouch near the prostate gland that opens into the urethra. prostatic utricle n. A minute pouch in the prostate opening on the summit of the seminal colliculus that consists of the remains of the fused caudal ends of the paramesonephric ducts. Also called masculine uterus.