turps Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
    oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine; turpentine.
  2. noun removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
    transurethral resection of the prostate; TURP.

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