prostate gland

noun

A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen.

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Meanings

nounprostate gland (plural prostate glands)

plural prostate glands

  1. anatomyA gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

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prostate
Broader
endocrine glandendocrineductless gland
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prostate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech předstojná žláza
  • předstojná žlázagland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Danish blærehalskirtel
  • blærehalskirtelgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Finnish eturauhanen
  • eturauhanengland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
French glande prostatique
  • glande prostatiquegland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
German Vorsteherdrüse
  • Vorsteherdrüsegland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Hebrew בַּלּוּטַת הָעַרְמוֹנִית
  • בַּלּוּטַת הָעַרְמוֹנִיתgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Indonesian prostat
  • prostatgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Lithuanian priešinė liauka
  • priešinė liaukagland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Māori repe tātea
  • repe tāteagland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Polish gruczoł krokowy
  • gruczoł krokowygland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Russian предста́тельная железа́
  • предста́тельная железа́ (predstátelʹnaja železá)gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Spanish glándula prostática
  • glándula prostáticagland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Swedish blåshalskörtel
  • blåshalskörtelgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Turkish prostat, kestanecik
  • prostatgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
  • kestanecikgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Ukrainian передміху́рова за́лоза
  • передміху́рова за́лоза (peredmixúrova záloza)gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Welsh chwarren brostad, prostad
  • chwarren brostadgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
  • prostadgland in male mammals surrounding the urethra — see also prostate
Cite this entry
APA

prostate gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate%20gland

MLA

“prostate gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate%20gland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prostate gland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prostate%20gland.

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