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prostate
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prostate
a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen
prostate [′prä‚stāt]
(anatomy)
A glandular organ that surrounds the urethra at the neck of the urinary bladder in the male.
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