prostate cancer

/ˌprɑsˈteɪt ˌkænsər/
/ˈprɒsteɪt ˈkænsə/
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Other forms: prostate cancers

Definitions of prostate cancer
  1. noun
    cancer of the prostate gland
    synonyms: prostatic adenocarcinoma
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    type of:
    adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma
    malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
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