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摂護腺 (setsugosen) Japanese meaning: prostate gland | Kotomora

摂せつ護ご腺せん

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Meanings

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prostate gland

Medical term for the prostate gland.

摂せつ護ご腺せんの検けん査さを受うける。
I undergo a prostate gland examination.

Kanji

摂vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to
護safeguard, protect
腺gland, (kokuji)

Related words

前ぜん立りつ腺せん
前立腺 is the more common term for prostate gland in modern Japanese; 摂護腺 is an older or less common synonym.

Etymology

The term is composed of kanji meaning 'protect' (摂), 'guard' (護), and 'gland' (腺), likely a direct translation of the Western medical concept. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.