prostate gland

noun

: 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

Examples of prostate gland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal of this surgery in metastatic prostate cancer is to shrink the size of your prostate gland to relieve symptoms.12 Metastatic prostate cancer commonly spreads to the bones. —Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025

Surgeons found that robots offered clear advantages for certain procedures, such as the removal of the prostate gland—today, more than 90 percent of such procedures in the United States are robot-assisted. —IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2025

The test measures the level of PSA, a protein produced by normal as well as malignant prostate gland cells, in the blood. —Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 May 2025

One screening test involves a blood test that measures level of prostate-specific antigens (PSA), which are proteins made by cells in the prostate gland. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prostate gland

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Kids Definition

prostate gland

noun

: a body around the base of the male urethra in mammals that is part muscle and part gland and produces a whitish fluid that is a major part of semen

Medical Definition

prostate gland

noun

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

called also prostate