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PROSTATE GLAND
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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:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("prostate gland" 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 gland" is a part of...):
male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)
Context examples:
Finasteride competitively binds to and inhibits steroid type II 5-alpha-reductase in the prostate gland, liver, and skin, thereby interfering with the enzymatic conversion of testosterone to 5-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and reducing serum DHT levels.
(Finasteride, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples include the exocrine pancreas and the prostate gland.
(Exocrine System, NCI Thesaurus)
The dorsolateral lobe of the prostate gland in animals.
(Dorsolateral Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Inflammation of the prostate gland that is not associated with any symptoms.
(Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare benign neoplasm that arises from the prostate gland and is characterized by the presence of hyperplastic glands and stroma that contains spindle-shaped cells.
(Benign Prostate Phyllodes Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Inflammation of the prostate gland where the only symptom is the presence of white blood cells in the prostate fluid.
(Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis, NCI Dictionary)
A substance that relaxes muscle tissue in blood vessels and in the prostate gland, which improves the flow of urine and blood.
(Alpha-adrenergic antagonist, NCI Dictionary)
An acute inflammatory process that affects the prostate gland.
(Acute Prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
An invasive adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland composed of secretory cells.
(Acinar Prostate Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A variant of acinar prostate adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of neoplastic large glands that resemble the benign, non-neoplastic prostate glands.
(Acinar Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Pseudohyperplastic Variant, NCI Thesaurus)
