prostate : Idioms & Phrases

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prostate cancer

  • noun cancer of the prostate gland
    prostatic adenocarcinoma.
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prostate gland

  • noun a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
    prostate.
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prostate specific antigen

  • noun a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer
    PSA.
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transurethral resection of the prostate

  • noun removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
    TURP.
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