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AmphiprostyleAmphiprostyle Am*phip"ro*style, a. [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. ?
having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See
Prostyle.] (Arch.)
Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the
sides. -- n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. Deprostrate
Deprostrate De*pros"trate, a.
Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [Obs.]
How may weak mortal ever hope to file His unsmooth
tongue, and his deprostrate style. --G. Fletcher.
Emprosthotonos
Emprosthotonos Em`pros*thot"o*nos, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? forward
+ ? to draw.] (Med.)
A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the
spasmodic action of some of the muscles. --Gross.
Prostate
Prostate Pros"tate, a.[Gr. ? standing before, fr. ? to set
before; ? before + ? to set: cf. F. prostate.] (Anat.)
Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the
males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the
bladder where this joins the urethra. -- n. The prostate
gland.
Prostatic catheterProstatic Pro*stat"ic, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the prostate gland.
Prostatic catheter. (Med.) See under Catheter. Prostatic catheterCatheter Cath"e*ter, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put
in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to
send.] (Med.)
The name of various instruments for passing along mucous
canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced
into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.
Eustachian catheter. See under Eustachian.
Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged
prostate. ProstatitisProstatitis Pros`ta*ti"tis, n. [NL. See Prostate, and
-itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the prostate. ProsternationProsternation Pros`ter*na"tion, n. [F. See Prostration.]
Dejection; depression. [Obs.] --Wiseman. ProsternumProsternum Pro*ster"num, n. [NL. See Pro- and Sternum.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect. Prosthemadera NovaeseelandiaeParson Par"son, n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone,
F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L.
persona a person. See Person.]
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its
ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector
or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full
possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of
souls.
2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is
in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.
He hears the parson pray and preach. --Longfellow.
Parson bird (Zo["o]l.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera
Nov[ae]seelandi[ae]) remarkable for its powers of mimicry
and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy
black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers
on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage
bird. ProsthesisProsthesis Pros"the*sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an addition, fr. ?
to put to, to add; ? to + ? to put, place.]
1. (Surg.) The addition to the human body of some artificial
part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye;
-- called also prothesis.
2. (Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the
beginning of a word, as in beloved. Prosthetic
Prosthetic Pros*thet"ic, a. [Cf. Gr. ? disposed to add, ? put
on.]
Of or pertaining to prosthesis; prefixed, as a letter or
letters to a word.
Prostibulous
Prostibulous Pros*tib"u*lous, a. [L. prostibulum prostitute.]
Of or pertaining to prostitutes or prostitution;
meretricious. [Obs.] --Bale.
Prostitute
Prostitute Pros"ti*tute, n. [L. prostituta.]
1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a
harlot.
2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to
infamous employments for hire.
No hireling she, no prostitute to praise. --Pope.
ProstituteProstitute Pros"ti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostituted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prostituting.] [L. prostitutus, p. p. of
prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to
put, place. See Statute.]
1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to
lewdness for hire. ``Do not prostitute thy daughter.'
--Lev. xix. 29.
2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low
or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to
prostitute official powers. --Milton. Prostitute
Prostitute Pros"ti*tute, a. [L. prostitutus, p. p.]
Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous
purposes.
Made bold by want, and prostitute for bread. --Prior
ProstitutedProstitute Pros"ti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostituted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prostituting.] [L. prostitutus, p. p. of
prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to
put, place. See Statute.]
1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to
lewdness for hire. ``Do not prostitute thy daughter.'
--Lev. xix. 29.
2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low
or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to
prostitute official powers. --Milton. ProstitutingProstitute Pros"ti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostituted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prostituting.] [L. prostitutus, p. p. of
prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to
put, place. See Statute.]
1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to
lewdness for hire. ``Do not prostitute thy daughter.'
--Lev. xix. 29.
2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low
or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to
prostitute official powers. --Milton. Prostitutor
Prostitutor Pros"ti*tu`tor, n. [L.]
One who prostitutes; one who submits himself, of or offers
another, to vile purposes. --Bp. Hurd.
ProstomiaProstomium Pro*sto"mi*um, n.; pl. Prostomia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
before + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of
the mouth. -- Pro*sto"mi*al, a. ProstomialProstomium Pro*sto"mi*um, n.; pl. Prostomia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
before + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of
the mouth. -- Pro*sto"mi*al, a. ProstomiumProstomium Pro*sto"mi*um, n.; pl. Prostomia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
before + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of
the mouth. -- Pro*sto"mi*al, a. ProstrateProstrate Pros"trate, a. [L. prostratus, p. p. of prosternere
to prostrate; pro before, forward + sternere to spread out,
throw down. See Stratum.]
1. Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground
or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate.
--Elyot.
Groveling and prostrate on yon lake of fire.
--Milton.
2. Lying at mercy, as a supplicant. --Dryden.
3. Lying in a humble, lowly, or suppliant posture.
Prostrate fall Before him reverent, and there
confess Humbly our faults. --Milton.
4. (Bot.) Trailing on the ground; procumbent. ProstrateProstrate Pros"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostrated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Prostrating.]
1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to
prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants.
--Evelyn.
2. to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of
efficiency; to ruin; as, to prostrate a village; to
prostrate a government; to prostrate law or justice.
3. To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration;
to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as,
he prostrated himself. --Milman.
4. To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to
reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever. ProstratedProstrate Pros"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostrated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Prostrating.]
1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to
prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants.
--Evelyn.
2. to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of
efficiency; to ruin; as, to prostrate a village; to
prostrate a government; to prostrate law or justice.
3. To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration;
to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as,
he prostrated himself. --Milman.
4. To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to
reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever. ProstratingProstrate Pros"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prostrated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Prostrating.]
1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to
prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants.
--Evelyn.
2. to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of
efficiency; to ruin; as, to prostrate a village; to
prostrate a government; to prostrate law or justice.
3. To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration;
to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as,
he prostrated himself. --Milman.
4. To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to
reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever. Prostration
Prostration Pros*tra"tion, n. [L. prostratio: cf. F.
prostration.]
1. The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as,
the prostration of the body.
2. The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or
adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but
usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and
worship.
A greater prostration of reason than of body.
--Shak.
3. The condition of being prostrate; great depression;
lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits. ``A
sudden prostration of strength.' --Arbuthnot.
4. (Med.) A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital
energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.
Note: Prostration, in its medical use, is analogous to the
state of a spring lying under such a weight that it is
incapable of action; while exhaustion is analogous to
the state of a spring deprived of its elastic powers.
The word, however, is often used to denote any great
depression of the vital powers.
Prostyle
Prostyle Pro"style, a. [L. prostylus, Gr. ?; ? before + ?
pillar, column: cf. F. prostyle.] (Arch.)
Having columns in front. -- n. A prostyle portico or
building.
Vesicoprostatic
Vesicoprostatic Ves`i*co*pro*stat"ic, a. (Anat.)
Of a pertaining to the bladder and the prostrate gland.
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