prostate

名词 prostate:

1. a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
   同义词：prostate gland

形容词 prostate:

1. relating to the prostate gland
   同义词：prostatic

1. Inflammation of the prostate gland.
   前列腺炎前列腺的炎症
2. A small vestigial blind pouch of the prostate gland.
   前列腺囊前列腺的一个小的发育不全的囊

pros.tate

n.（名词）
The prostate gland.
前列腺：分泌前列腺素的腺
adj.（形容词）
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
前列腺的：前列腺的，与其有关的

来源：
New Latin prostata
现代拉丁语 prostata
from Greek prostatôs (adôn) [prostate (gland)]
源自 希腊语 prostatôs (adôn) [前列腺]
from proôstanai [to set before]
源自 proôstanai [置于…之前]
pro- [in front] * see pro- 2
pro- [在前面] *参见 pro-2
histanai [to set, place] * see st3-
histanai [放，置] *参见 st3-

【引伸】
prostat.ic