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prostate gland(medicine)
prostate(dictionary)
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prostate(dictionary)
base of prostate(medicine)
apex of prostate(medicine)
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buddleia (iou) and prostate gland (sh)


buddleia (iou)



buddleia noun. Also buddlea. L18.
[mod. Latin, from Adam Buddle (d. 1715), English botanist: see -IA1.]
A shrub or tree of the genus Buddleja, native to America, Asia, and southern Africa; esp. B. davidii, a large ornamental shrub bearing panicles of fragrant lilac flowers which attract butterflies. Also called butterfly bush.

prostate gland (sh)




Chestnut-shaped male reproductive organ, located under the bladder, which adds secretions to the sperm during ejaculation of semen.

It surrounds the urethra (see urinary system) and is rounded at the top, narrowing to a blunt point. The prostate consists of 30-50 glands, supported by connective tissue, that discharge fluids into the urethra and two ejaculatory ducts. Those ducts, which also carry sperm and fluid discharged by the seminal vesicles, join the urethra inside the prostate. The prostate contributes 15-30% of the seminal fluid. It reaches its mature size at puberty. Around age 50, it commonly shrinks and decreases its secretions; an increase in size after midlife may be due to inflammation or malignancy. See also prostatic disorder.