This thought comes from my file of mixed up metaphors and examples of English malpractice — prostate cancer. A definition of prostate cancer from the Mayo Clinic is “the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the prostate—a walnutsized gland in the male reproductive system.” Many people confuse the name of this cancer with another, very similar, word — prostrate.
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