Medical terms beginning with P

A substance used to detect prostate cancer.

An imaging test used to detect prostate cancer.

Its position explains its symptoms, since a gland wrapped around the urine channel cannot enlarge or inflame without the stream noticing.

The hard part is not finding it but judging which ones need treating, since many would never have caused harm.

(Other name for: cholecalciferol/d-alpha tocopherol/L-selenomethionine/green tea extract/saw palmetto berry extract/daidzein/genistein/lycopene prostate health supplement)

A blood test that measures the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a substance produced by the prostate and some other tissues in the body.

Prostatectomy ranges from removing a small portion of prostate tissue to complete gland removal, most often to treat cancer or severe enlargement.

Prostatic acid phosphatase is an enzyme made by prostate tissue that once served as the primary blood marker for prostate cancer.

Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland that can cause pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, or discomfort, arising from infection or other causes.

Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate.

Replacing a missing part is only half the task, since the fit against the remaining tissue decides whether a device is used or abandoned.

Exhaustion so complete that a person cannot rouse themselves to act, a description of severity rather than a diagnosis.

(Other name for: recombinant vaccinia prostate-specific antigen vaccine)

The phrase covers two different things: proteins the body makes to protect itself, and a family of antiviral drugs named after them.

Cells that manufacture antibody by the ton depend most on clearing protein waste, which is why myeloma is unusually sensitive to the block.

Laws set by the U.S.

A protective factor is a characteristic or behavior associated with a lower likelihood of developing a particular disease or health problem.

One of a family of small proteins found in white blood cells in pigs.

Proteins are chains of amino acids folded into specific shapes that carry out most of the body's structural, enzymatic, and signaling work.

Two cells carrying identical genes can hold wildly different amounts of a protein, and that gap is what expression measures.