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Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy
Definition 1
A type of surgical prostatectomy which attempts to spare the nerves that control erection. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A type of surgery that attempts to save the nerves near the tissues being removed. (NCI Dictionary)
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