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TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does transurethral resection of the prostate mean?

• TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE (noun)
The noun TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE has 1 sense:

1. removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)

Familiarity information: TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE (noun)

Sense 1

transurethral resection of the prostate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

transurethral resection of the prostate; TURP

Hypernyms ("transurethral resection of the prostate" is a kind of...):

resection (surgical removal of part of a structure or organ)

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