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Descriptor
English
:
Prostate
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Próstata
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Próstata
Synonyms
English
:
Prostates
Tree Number:
A05.360.444.575
A10.336.707
Definition
English
:
A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the
URINARY BLADDER
and the
URETHRA
. It secretes a substance that liquefies coagulated semen. It is situated in the pelvic cavity behind the lower part of the
PUBIC SYMPHYSIS
, above the deep layer of the triangular ligament, and rests upon the
RECTUM.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
adenoma
,
hyperplasia
&
hypertrophy
=
PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
; /surg: probably
PROSTATECTOMY
;
inflammation
=
PROSTATITIS
;
PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
(a
serine
proteinase) is available: do not confuse with prostate-specific
acid phosphatase
( =
PROSTATE
+
ACID PHOSPHATASE
)
See Related
English
:
Prostatectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
11910
Unique Identifier:
D011467
Occurrence in VHL
:
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