PROSTATE GLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does prostate gland mean? • PROSTATE GLAND (noun)
The noun PROSTATE GLAND has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: PROSTATE GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PROSTATE GLAND (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
prostate; prostate gland
Hypernyms ("prostate gland" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Holonyms ("prostate gland" is a part of...):
male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)
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