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prostate gland


prostate gland

noun

Definition of PROSTATE GLAND

: a firm partly muscular partly glandular body that is situated about the base of the mammalian male urethra and that secretes an alkaline viscid fluid which is a major constituent of the semen

First Known Use of PROSTATE GLAND

circa 1764

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