Blakiston's Medical Dictionary describes the prostate thusly: the organ surrounding the neck of the urinary bladder and beginning of the urethra in the male (prostatic urethra). It consists of two lateral lobes, an anterior and a posterior lobe, and a middle lobe, and is composed of muscular and glandular tissue; a distinct capsule surrounds it. It is the largest auxiliary gland of the male reproductive system and its secretions comprise approximately 40% of the semen.
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