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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Prostate
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Próstata
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Próstata
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
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
11910
Unique Identifier:
D011467
Occurrence in VHL
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