interj. [ L., see prosit. ] a contracted form of prosit. [ PJC ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; standing before, fr. &unr_; to set before; &unr_; before + &unr_; to set: cf. F. prostate. ] (Anat.) Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra. --
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the prostate gland. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prostatic catheter. (Med.)
‖n. [ NL. See Prostate, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the prostate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. See Prostration. ] Dejection; depression. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. See Pro- and Sternum. ] (Zool.) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; an addition, fr. &unr_; to put to, to add; &unr_; to + &unr_; to put, place. ]
a. [ Cf. Gr. &unr_; disposed to add, &unr_; put on. ] Of or pertaining to prosthesis; prefixed, as a letter or letters to a word. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. prostibulum prostitute. ] Of or pertaining to prostitutes or prostitution; meretricious. [ Obs. ] Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.