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Prostate vs Prostatotomy - What's the difference?

prostate | prostatotomy |

As nouns the difference between prostate and prostatotomy

is that prostate is the prostate gland while prostatotomy is an operation to remove the prostate.

As an adjective prostate

is of or relating to the prostate gland.

prostate

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(wikipedia prostate) (en noun)
  • The prostate gland.
    • Derived terms
    * prostatic * prostatitis * prostate cancer

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to the prostate gland.

    • Etymology 2

    From

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
    • ----

    prostatotomy

    English

    Noun

    (prostatotomies)
  • (surgery) An operation to remove the prostate.