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PROSTATIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to the prostate gland

Synonyms:

prostate; prostatic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

prostate gland (a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen)

Derivation:

prostate (a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen)

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 Context examples: 

The determination of the amount of non-prostatic acid phosphatase present in a sample.

(Non-Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the non-prostatic acid phosphatase in a biological specimen.

(Non-Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Prostatic parenchyma that occupies the posterior and lateral aspects of the prostate gland.

(Peripheral Zone of the Prostatic Parenchyma, NCI Thesaurus)

The inner most portion of the prostatic parenchyma surrounding the mid and proximal portions of the prostatic urethra where the ejaculatory ducts enter the urethra.

(Periurethral Zone of the Prostatic Parenchyma, NCI Thesaurus)

Prolonged implantation leads to prostatic carcinoma (Leav et al 1988, 1989).

(NBL, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays an oncogenic role in hepatocellular, breast, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, prostatic and squamous cell carcinomas, glioblastoma and glioma.

(MIR21 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the formation of granulomas in the prostatic tissue.

(Granulomatous Prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of severe architectural and cytologic abnormalities.

(Grade III Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of moderate architectural and cytologic abnormalities.

(Grade II Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of hepatocellular, breast, thyroid, ovarian and prostatic carcinomas.

(MIR146A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)