In health, the prostate is pyramidal and is the size and shape of a chestnut. It is traversed by the prostatic part of the urethra and by the ejaculatory ducts, which divide the small median lobe from the rest of the gland. Its venous drainage passes to the vertebral venous veins (...
(Anatomy) Also called:prostate glanda gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen adj (Anatomy) Also:prostaticof or relating to the prostate gland. See alsoPSA ...
(anatomy) A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen. [..] + Add translation English-Chinese dictionary 前列腺 noun Why the prostate gland does...
This small gland, which is about the same size as a chestnut, is located behind the pubic bone just below the bladder and in front of the rectum and wraps around the urethra. Its main function is to nourish the sperm so that they can make their way through the tract; this is done by...
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Patient Anatomy Can Help Predict Prostate Cancer Side Effects Brielle Benyon October 30th 2023 Prostatic urethra length may help predict which patients with prostate cancer are more likely to experience chronic urinary side effects after radiation treatment, according to a recent study. Drug Shortage...
Prostatecanceris cancerof prostate gland. The prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland present only in men, found in the pelvis below the bladder. The prostate gland wraps around the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body) and lies in front of the rectum. The prostate gland sec...
Prostatecanceris cancerof prostate gland. The prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland present only in men, found in the pelvis below the bladder. The prostate gland wraps around the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body) and lies in front of the rectum. The prostate gland sec...
a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 prostate[′prä‚stāt] (anatomy) A glandular organ that surrounds the urethra at the neck...
The first group makes up the middle lobe; the second and third groups make up the right and left lateral lobes; the fourth group is the posterior lobe that starts from the floor of the urethra; and the fifth group is the anterior lobe. This traditional lobar anatomy has largely been ...