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Your statement implies the ancient Greeks discovered the functionality and named this organ.
by jgalt212 6mo ago
Your statement implies the ancient Greeks discovered the functionality and named this organ.
- tsoukase 6mo agoNo, I was wrong. Medical history says that it was discovered in the 16th c and initially was named Parastate, meaning a "helper" gland. Later the name changed by chance to Prostate and stays revevant as it was later found that it's role is also protective.