prostate

noun
🔊/ˈprɒsteɪt/
🔊/ˈprɑːsteɪt/
(also prostate gland)
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  1. a small organ in men, near the bladder, that produces a liquid in which sperm is carried前列腺
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryProstate is used before these nouns:
    • cancer
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: via French from modern Latin prostata, from Greek prostatēs ‘one that stands before’, from pro ‘before’ + statos ‘standing’.