The word "prostaden" is spelled with six letters and has the following phonetic transcription: /pɹɑstədən/. The initial /p/ sound is followed by the /ɹ/ sound, indicating a rolled ‘r’ sound. The following /ɑ/ sound is pronounced as the ‘a’ sound in "father." The vowel sound /ə/ is similar to the ‘uh’ sound in "little." Finally, the word ends with the sound /dən/ which is pronounced with a voiced ‘d’ sound and the ‘en’ sound in "gammon."
An extract made from the prostate gland of a bullock; suggested for use in prostatic hypertrophy.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.