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Noun Concept

Categories: Sexual anatomy, Articles with short description, Glands, Exocrine system, Prostate

prostate gland prostate Coagulating gland Development of the prostate lobe of the prostate

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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The prostate is both an accessory gland of the male reproductive system and a muscle-driven mechanical switch between urination and ejaculation. Wikipedia

Gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals Wikidata

The exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system responsible for storing and secreting a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that, along with spermatozoa, constitutes semen. OmegaWiki

The prostate gland. Wiktionary

Prostate gland. Wiktionary (translation)

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. Wiktionary

IS A

endocrine gland

male accessory gland

PART OF

male reproductive system

HAS KIND

prostatectomy

ANATOMICAL LOCATION

pelvic cavity

ARTERIAL SUPPLY

internal pudendal artery

DERIVATION