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Prostate Cancer Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Prostate Cancer article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acetate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acupuncture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adjacent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alternative medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ampulla: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anatomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Androgen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Androgenic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anesthesia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antigen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Apex: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Baseline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Benign: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Benign prostatic hyperplasia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bilateral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Board certified: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bone marrow: See the definition from MedTerms.com

BPH: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brachytherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breast cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer causes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cancer symptoms: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Capsule: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Castration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chemotherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chromosomes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cisplatin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clinical trials: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complementary medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contrast: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cryotherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Curable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cystoscopy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Digital rectal exam: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ejaculation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Evolution: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fatigue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

FDA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Focal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fracture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Genetics: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gleason score: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gynecomastia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hair loss: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Herbal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heredity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hot flashes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperplasia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Implant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Implantation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Impotence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incontinence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jaundice: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laparoscopic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lethal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lifetime risk: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liquid nitrogen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lobe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lung cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lymph: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malaise: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malignant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Marrow: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Membranous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metastasis: 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

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nitrogen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Node: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nodule: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obesity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Objective: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obstruction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oncology: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Operation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Orchiectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Osteoporosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Outlet: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palliate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palliation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palliative treatment: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Palpable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pathologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pelvic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pelvic pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Penile: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Penis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

PET scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Physiology: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Primary tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate cancer gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate enlargement: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostate gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Prostate specific antigen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostatectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prostatitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prosthesis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteins: 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

Radical prostatectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radioactive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radionuclide: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Radiotherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rectal cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Rectum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cells: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Reproduction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rule out: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Saturated fat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Seed implantation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Selenium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Semen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sensitivity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Serum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Specificity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sperm: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Stage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Staging: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Substance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgeon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptomatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Testes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Testicles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Testosterone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapeutic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transurethral resection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urethra: 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

Vas deferens: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vesicles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vitamin E: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Watchful waiting: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Weight loss: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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