prostate gland

noun

: an organ found in men and male animals that produces the liquid in which sperm is carried

Full Definition of PROSTATE GLAND

: 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

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First Known Use of PROSTATE GLAND

circa 1764

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Medical Dictionary

prostate gland

noun

Medical Definition of PROSTATE GLAND

: 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—called also prostate