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# prostate

noun (a prostate, the prostate gland)

«prostate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The prostate is a small gland in men and boys, under the bladder, that helps make fluid used in making babies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#m1)
2. (medicine) Prostate problems or prostate cancer are illnesses of this gland, common in older men. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#m2)

### In the lessons

Met in adult life lessons, health talk and news, often when a grandad or older man is ill or having a check-up. It tells the reader the illness is a man's illness. Phrases: «prostate cancer», «prostate gland», «prostate test», «enlarged prostate».

### Examples

- Grandad went to hospital to have his prostate checked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#x1)
- Only men have a prostate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#x2)
- Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in older men. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#x3)
- The doctor said finding it early helps a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#x4)
- Many men walk and run to raise money for prostate cancer research. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#x5)
- An enlarged prostate can make an older man need the toilet often. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/#x6)

### Note

Countable but usually «the prostate». Trap: do not confuse with «prostrate» (lying flat on the ground, face down), which has an extra r. It is a normal body part, not rude; doctors and nurses talk about it plainly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prostate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prostate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prostate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prostate.html) on Mova free.