prostate

CEFRC1

/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A male gland below the bladder that helps produce semen.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Of or relating to the prostate gland.

Examples

  • In my opinion, he suffers from prostate problems.

  • I had an enlarged prostate.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /pɹəʊˈsteɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The prostate gland.

More examples

In context

  • Tom has prostate cancer.

  • Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

During the rectal examination, the doctor carefully pressed on the blank to check for irregularities.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French prostate, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prostata.