前立腺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	立	腺
ぜん Grade: 2	りつ Grade: 1	せん Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compare Korean 전립샘 (jeollipsaem) and Chinese 前列腺 (qiánlièxiàn). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜんりつせん [zèńrítsúséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞n̺ɾʲit͡sɨ̥sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)立(りつ)腺(せん) • (zenritsusen) 

1. (anatomy) prostate

See also

• 前(ぜん)立(りつ)腺(せん)癌(がん) (zenritsusengan)
• 前(ぜん)立(りつ)腺(せん)炎(えん) (zenritsusen'en)