History of the Term Prostate

@article{JosefMarx2009HistoryOT,
  title={History of the Term Prostate},
  author={Franz Josef Marx and Axel Karenberg},
  journal={The Prostate},
  year={2009},
  volume={69}
}
We comprehensively review the history of the word “prostate” and related terms from 600 BC to the present. 
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