Phrase guide

prostate cancer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Cancer of the prostate gland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, oncology, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

cancer of the prostate gland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prostatic adenocarcinoma

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 前列腺癌 (qiánlièxiàn'ái) — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 攝護腺癌 /摄护腺癌 (shèhùxiàn'ái) — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Danish: prostatakræft — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Dutch: prostaatkanker — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Finnish: eturauhassyöpä — cancer of the prostate gland
  • French: cancer de la prostate — cancer of the prostate gland
  • German: Prostatakrebs — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Greek: καρκίνος του προστάτη (karkínos tou prostáti) — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Greek: καρκίνος προστάτη (karkínos prostáti) — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Hungarian: prosztatarák — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Italian: cancro della prostata — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Italian: tumore della prostata — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Japanese: 前立腺癌 (zenritsusengan) — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Korean: 전립선암 (jeollipseonam) — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Latvian: prostatas vēzis — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Lithuanian: prostatos vėžys — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Polish: rak prostaty — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Portuguese: câncer de próstata — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Portuguese: cancro da próstata — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Russian: рак проста́ты (rak prostáty) — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Spanish: cáncer de próstata — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Swahili: saratani ya tezi dume — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Swedish: prostatacancer — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Turkish: prostat kanseri — cancer of the prostate gland
  • Zhuang: cenzlezsen baenz aiz — cancer of the prostate gland