名詞 prostate:

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
   同義詞：prostate gland

形容詞 prostate:

1. relating to the prostate gland
   同義詞：prostatic

1. Inflammation of the prostate gland.
   前列腺炎前列腺的炎癥
2. A small vestigial blind pouch of the prostate gland.
   前列腺囊前列腺的一個小的發(fā)育不全的囊

pros.tate

n.（名詞）
The prostate gland.
前列腺：分泌前列腺素的腺
adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
前列腺的：前列腺的，與其有關(guān)的

來源：
New Latin prostata
現(xiàn)代拉丁語 prostata
from Greek prostatôs (adôn) [prostate (gland)]
源自 希臘語 prostatôs (adôn) [前列腺]
from proôstanai [to set before]
源自 proôstanai [置于…之前]
pro- [in front] * see pro- 2
pro- [在前面] *參見 pro-2
histanai [to set, place] * see st3-
histanai [放，置] *參見 st3-

【引伸】
prostat.ic