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Prostate

Synonym(s)

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 the ejaculatory fluid.: Definition from: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary by Merriam-Webster Inc.
A gland in the male reproductive system just below the bladder. The prostate surrounds part of the urethra, the canal that empties the bladder, and produces a fluid that forms part of semen.: Definition from: National Cancer Institute dictionary


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