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May 19, 2013

Disease Prevention in Men Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Disease Prevention in Men article.

Abstinence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acquired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibody: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antigen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atherosclerosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blindness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood glucose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood in the urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood sugar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breast cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Bruise: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calorie: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chemotherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholesterol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic kidney failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colon cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colorectal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Colorectal cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Congestive heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Curable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes mellitus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diastolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Distal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dyslipidemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ELISA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Erectile dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Extremity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Fasting: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fecal occult blood test: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glaucoma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glucose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gross hematuria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HDL: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HDL cholesterol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hematuria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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HIV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIV test: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Human immunodeficiency virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypercholesterolemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperglycemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperlipidemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunodeficiency: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incidence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incontinence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

LDL cholesterol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lethal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lipid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Melanoma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metastasize: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscopic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mole: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MPH: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Needle stick: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Occult: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Overweight: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Postprandial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Precancerous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate specific antigen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

PSA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Quality of life: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiation therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rectum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Retina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Saturated fat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sigmoidoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sore: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stool: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stool occult blood test: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sunburn: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Tonometry: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Triglycerides: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tuberculosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulcerative colitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urinary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urinary incontinence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vagina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virtual colonoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Western blot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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