prostate cancer

noun

Cancer of the prostate gland.

Similar
prostatic adenocarcinoma
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Meanings

nounprostate cancer (countable and uncountable, plural prostate cancers)

plural prostate cancers

  1. countableuncountablemedicineCancer of the prostate gland.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncancer of the prostate gland

Similar
prostatic adenocarcinoma
Broader
adenocarcinomaglandular cancerglandular carcinoma
Also see
prostatic adenocarcinoma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 前列腺癌, 攝護腺癌 /摄护腺癌
  • 前列腺癌 (qiánlièxiàn'ái)cancer of the prostate gland
  • 攝護腺癌 /摄护腺癌 (shèhùxiàn'ái)cancer of the prostate gland
Danish prostatakræft
  • prostatakræftcancer of the prostate gland
Dutch prostaatkanker
  • prostaatkankercancer of the prostate gland
Finnish eturauhassyöpä
  • eturauhassyöpäcancer of the prostate gland
French cancer de la prostate
  • cancer de la prostatecancer of the prostate gland
German Prostatakrebs
  • Prostatakrebscancer of the prostate gland
Greek καρκίνος του προστάτη, καρκίνος προστάτη
  • καρκίνος του προστάτη (karkínos tou prostáti)cancer of the prostate gland
  • καρκίνος προστάτη (karkínos prostáti)cancer of the prostate gland
Hungarian prosztatarák
  • prosztatarákcancer of the prostate gland
Italian cancro della prostata, tumore della prostata
  • cancro della prostatacancer of the prostate gland
  • tumore della prostatacancer of the prostate gland
Japanese 前立腺癌
  • 前立腺癌 (zenritsusengan)cancer of the prostate gland
Korean 전립선암
  • 전립선암 (jeollipseonam)cancer of the prostate gland
Latvian prostatas vēzis
  • prostatas vēziscancer of the prostate gland
Lithuanian prostatos vėžys
  • prostatos vėžyscancer of the prostate gland
Polish rak prostaty
  • rak prostatycancer of the prostate gland
Portuguese câncer de próstata, cancro da próstata
  • câncer de próstatacancer of the prostate gland
  • cancro da próstatacancer of the prostate gland
Russian рак проста́ты
  • рак проста́ты (rak prostáty)cancer of the prostate gland
Spanish cáncer de próstata
  • cáncer de próstatacancer of the prostate gland
Swahili saratani ya tezi dume
  • saratani ya tezi dumecancer of the prostate gland
Swedish prostatacancer
  • prostatacancercancer of the prostate gland
Turkish prostat kanseri
  • prostat kansericancer of the prostate gland
Cite this entry
APA

prostate cancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate%20cancer

MLA

“prostate cancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate%20cancer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prostate cancer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate%20cancer.

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