01 September 2002

Q. As a fourth-year medical student, I am wondering if there is any way to remember the difference between 'prostrate' and 'prostate'.'' A. We contacted the Mayo Clinic, which informs us that surgeons there use this simple poem: If two `R's are found, it is down on the ground If one 'R' is on hand, then it is a gland [Dave Barry] 12:47:11 PM    comment()