prostate vs prostrate
Definitions
noun
- 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
adjective
- relating to the prostate gland
Examples
Elevated PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer or a noncancerous condition such as prostatitis, or an enlarged prostate.
Analytical Research and Technology (University of Liège, Belgique), show that exposure to chlordecone (also named Kepone), an organochlorine chemical with well defined estrogenic properties used in the French West Indies until 1993, is associated to a significant increased risk of prostate cancer.
Objective:To observe the effects of transurethral vaporization for prostate (TVP) and suprapubic prostatectomy (SPP) on sexual function of the patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Definitions
adjective
- stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- lying face downward
verb
- get into a prostrate position, as in submission
- render helpless or defenseless
- throw down flat, as on the ground
Examples
Another (even greater) problem was that she was unwilling to submit to her dictates or prostrate herself in abject submission.
She was prostrate with grief after her son's death.
You may be able to be rescued for one day, but the next day another will come and you will again willingly prostrate yourself before him.
