prostate

prostate — * * * prostate [ prɔstat ] n. f. • 1555 les prostates « lobes de la prostate »; gr. prostatês « qui se tient en avant » ♦ Glande à sécrétion externe et interne de l appareil génital masculin, située autour de la partie initiale de l urètre et en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Prostate — Pros tate, a. [Gr. ? standing before, fr. ? to set before; ? before + ? to set: cf. F. prostate.] (Anat.) Standing before; applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

prostate — noun anat. предстательная железа, простата (тж. prostate gland) …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Prostate — For the female prostate gland, see Skene s gland. For the prostrate body position, see Prostration. Prostate Male Anatomy …   Wikipedia

Prostate — Appareil génital masculin : 1. Vessie 2. Pubis (os) 3. Pénis 4. Corps caverneux 5. Gland 6. Prépuce 7. Méat urétral 8. Côlon sigmoïde 9. Rectum 10. Vésicule séminale 11. Canal éjac …   Wikipédia en Français

Prostate — A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the prostate surrounds the beginning of the urethra, the canal that empties the bladder. The prostate is actually not one but many glands, 30 50… …   Medical dictionary

prostate — ˈprɔsteɪt сущ.; анат. предстательная железа, простата (тж. prostate gland) (анатомия) простата, предстательная железа prostate анат. предстательная железа, простата (тж. prostate gland) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

prostate — noun Etymology: New Latin prostata prostate gland, from Greek prostatēs, from proïstanai to put in front, from pro before + histanai to cause to stand more at pro , stand Date: 1646 prostate gland • prostatic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

PROSTATE — s. f. T. d Anat. Corps glanduleux situé à la jonction de la vessie et de l urètre, chez l homme. On appelle Prostates inférieures ou Petites prostates, Deux petits groupes de follicules muqueux, situés au devant de la prostate, et que l on nomme… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

prostate — /pros tayt/, Anat. adj. 1. Also, prostatic /pro stat ik/. of or pertaining to the prostate gland. n. 2. See prostate gland. [1640 50; < NL prostata < Gk prostátes one standing before. See PRO 2, STAT] * * * …   Universalium