PROS'TATE, adjective [From Gr. to set before.] In anatomy, the prostate gland is a gland situated just before the neck of the bladder in males, and surrounding the beginning of the urethra. It is situated on the under and posterior part of the neck of the bladder, so as to surround the lower side of the urethra.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.