Definition of "prostate" []

• The prostate gland. (noun)
• Of or relating to the prostate gland. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Because the prostate is an internal organ, your doctor cannot look at it directly."
• "Department of Agriculture meta-analysis of "up-to-date available epidemiologic studies" found that "consumption of soy foods is associated with a reduction in prostate cancer risk in men.""
• "The tab for taxpayers could be huge – prostate is the most common cancer in American men."