Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prostate gland

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: prostate g-land
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

prostate glands (plural)

Synonyms

prostate

Questions

What does prostate gland mean?: 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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