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PROSTATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

prostate; prostate gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("prostate" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Holonyms ("prostate" is a part of...):

male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)

Derivation:

prostatic (relating to the prostate gland)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to the prostate gland

Synonyms:

prostate; prostatic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

prostate gland (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)

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 Context examples: 

A form of Actinex that is taken by mouth is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.

(Actinex, NCI Dictionary)

It may be used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, such as prostate cancer, urethral cancer, and intraocular (eye) melanoma.

(Active surveillance, NCI Dictionary)

An acute inflammatory process that affects the prostate gland.

(Acute Prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Most cancers of the breast, pancreas, lung, prostate, and colon are adenocarcinomas.

(Adenocarcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

There are also health conditions that only affect men, such as prostate cancer and low testosterone.

(Men's Health, NIH)

This gene plays a role in the regulation of prostate cell growth.

(ACPP Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers note that drugs to inhibit annexin A5 and syncytin 1 could be studied for their potential to treat prostate cancer.

(Proximity to muscle cells may promote spread of prostate cancer cells, National Institutes of Health)

A staging system for prostate cancer that uses ABCD.

(ABCD rating, NCI Dictionary)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of carcinoma of the prostate.

(MIR23B Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a tumor suppressor role in lung, prostate and ovarian carcinomas, acute promyelocytic leukemia and Burkitt lymphoma..

(MIRLET7C Gene, NCI Thesaurus)