prostate

noun

pros·​tate ˈprä-ˌstāt How to pronounce prostate (audio)
prostatic adjective

Examples of prostate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The next two oldest, Uncle Jim and my dad, Charlie, began showing hints of mortality in their 70s—Uncle Jimmy, with a stroke, and Dad, with bladder and then prostate cancer 10 years ago, but both battling those things back, recovering, and still hunting, hunting on, and still with us. Rick Bass, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023 Editor’s Note: After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the second most prevalent form of cancer among American men. Jeremy Helligar, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023 But in 2000, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent an operation to remove the cancerous gland, which required a full month recovery in bed followed by slow walks for another couple of months. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023 The cause was prostate cancer, his daughter Dr. Tara Shelby Sexton said. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023 Eighteen years later, the researchers recorded who developed prostate cancer. Yuliya Klochan, Health, 20 Oct. 2023 Black men are 50% more likely than white men to develop prostate cancer, and twice as likely to die from it. Giovanni Caforio, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023 Then, shortly after Ellie turned one, Baude’s husband, Jim, was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 49. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023 One of these groups is obese women with a family predisposition to breast and prostate cancer. Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin prostata prostate gland, from Greek prostatēs, from proïstanai to put in front, from pro- before + histanai to cause to stand — more at pro-, stand

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prostate was in 1638

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Cite this Entry

“Prostate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prostate. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

prostate

noun
pros·​tate ˈpräs-ˌtāt How to pronounce prostate (audio)
prostatic adjective

Medical Definition

prostate

1 of 2 noun
pros·​tate ˈpräs-ˌtāt How to pronounce prostate (audio)

prostate

2 of 2 adjective
: of, relating to, or being the prostate gland

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