| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid; active systemic anaphylaxis; Adams-Stokes attack; American Society of Anesthes... |
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| SAM | S-adenosyl-L-methionine; scanning acoustic microscope; senescence accelerated mouse; sex arousal mec... |
| BPH | Benign Prostate(Prostatic) Hypertrophy(Hyperplasia); 전립선 비대(증) |
| PSA | Prostate(Prostatic)-Specific Antigen; 전립선 특이 항원 |
| TURP | Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate; 요도식 (전립선) 절제술 |
| prostate-specific antigen | <tumour marker> A simple blood test used to detect prostate cancer in men. The test measures a specific antigen normally secreted by the prostate. If cancer is developing, the prostate secretes greater amounts of prostate-specific antigen. This test is recommended for men with an enlarged prostate and an increased risk of prostate cancer. It is an enzyme that is produced by epithelial cells of both benign and malignant prostate tissue. It is an important marker for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. It is a single chain 31 kilodalton glycoprotein with 240 amino acid residues and 4 carbohydrate side chains that is a kallikrein protease. It is found in normal seminal fluid and produced by the prostatic epithelial cells. Elevated levels in blood serum are associated with prostatic enlargement and prostatic adenocarcinoma, and this allows early detection of cancer in many cases. In about 70% of cases, the rise is due to a cancerous condition. No large scale clinical studies have been completed to assess the impact of testing on survival from prostate cancer, and the medical and economic value of testing remain uncertain. Acronym: PSA Registry number: EC 3.4.21.77 (22 Sep 2002) |
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| nodular hyperplasia of prostate | Glandular and stromal hyperplasia occurring very commonly in the middle and lateral lobes of older men, forming nodules that may increasingly obstruct the urethra. Synonym: benign prostatic hypertrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isthmus of prostate | The narrow middle part of the prostate anterior to the urethra. Synonym: isthmus prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elevator muscle of prostate | <anatomy> In the male, the most medial fibres of the levator ani (pubococcygeus) muscle that extend from the pubis into the fascia of the prostate. Synonym: musculus levator prostatae, elevator muscle of prostate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia of prostate | The condensation of pelvic visceral fascia that encloses the prostate gland. Synonym: fascia prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female prostate | Term sometimes applied to the periurethral glands in the upper part of the urethra in the female. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lobe of prostate | One of the lateral lobes (right or left) or the middle lobe or isthmus of the prostate; in the adult the lobes are ill-defined. Synonym: lobus prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver | The part of the diaphragmatic surface of the liver deep to the costal arches and the xiphoid process. Synonym: pars anterior faciei diaphragmatis hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface | The surface of a structure or part of the body that faces forward. Synonym: facies anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of arm | Anterior articular surface of dens, the curved articular facet on the anterior aspect of the dens of the axis that articulates with the facet for the dens of the axis anterior arch of the atlas. Synonym: facies articularis anterior dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of cornea | The external surface of the cornea. Synonym: facies anterior corneae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of elbow | The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of eyelids | anterior surface of eyelids |
| anterior surface of forearm | Synonym: anterior region of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior surface of iris | The anterior surface of the iris of the eye. Synonym: facies anterior iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |