The prostate gland is a partly muscular, partly glandular body that is situated near the base of the mammalian male urethra and secretes an alkaline viscid fluid which is a major constituent of the ejaculatory fluid. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0030850 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate ]
Synonyms: prostate male prostate
Term information
- MESH:D011467
- EFO:0000858
- Wikipedia:Prostate
- UMLS:C0033572 (ncithesaurus:Prostate_Gland)
- NCIT:C12410
- MAT:0000078
- BTO:0001129
- MIAA:0000078
- EV:0100104
- VHOG:0001261
- GAID:392
- EMAPA:19287
- MA:0000404
- FMA:9600
- SCTID:181422007
- CALOHA:TS-0828
- galen:ProstateGland
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim, major_organ, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- male accessory sex gland
- mixed endoderm/mesoderm-derived structure
- only in taxon some Mammalia
- develops from some prostate bud