Prostate Gland

Prostate Gland, a firm body of muscular and glandular structure which surrounds the male urethra immediately below the neck of the bladder. In size and shape it is not unlike a chestnut. It occasionally is the seat of tumours, and of acute inflammation, sometimes leading to abscess; but far the most frequent disorder to which it is subject is a chronic enlargement occurring after middle life, which is the most common cause of retention of urine at that period. See URINE.