próstata

Concepts

prostate

prostate gland

prostatism

prostate trouble

prostata

Synonyms

glándula prostática

prostatismo

Translations

prostata

prostate

Prostata

próstata

pròstata

prostat

Vorsteherdrüse

prostaat

προστάτης

بروستات

προστάτης αδένας

بْرُوسْتَات

prostatisme

مُوثَة

Hyphenated as

prós‧ta‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɾostata/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).