General Medical Terms

Promacta is a brand name for eltrombopag, an oral medication that stimulates platelet production to treat certain causes of low platelet counts.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

(Other name for: porfiromycin)

Prophylaxis is a deliberate measure, such as a medication or vaccine, taken to prevent a specific disease or complication before it occurs.

A thiourea derivative with antithyroid property.

Proscar is the brand name for finasteride, a medication used to treat an enlarged prostate gland in men.

A research study that follows over time groups of individuals who are alike in many ways but differ by a certain characteristic (for example, female nurses who smoke and those who do not smoke) and…

A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the detection and treatment of cancer.

Prostaglandins are lipid signaling compounds made throughout the body that promote inflammation, pain, fever, and smooth muscle contraction.

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

Laws set by the U.S.

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

Information about all proteins that are made in blood, other body fluids, or tissues, at certain times.

Having to do with the simplest organisms in the animal kingdom.

(Other name for: PV-10)

Provera is a brand name for oral medroxyprogesterone acetate, a progestin used to regulate periods and treat abnormal uterine bleeding.

(Other name for: medroxyprogesterone)

(Other name for: promethazine hydrochloride)

Proximal describes a body part positioned nearer to the trunk or point of attachment, the opposite of distal, and is used to describe anatomical location.

A targeted prodrug consisting of a recombinant modified form of the Aeromonas protoxin proaerolysin (PA), bearing a prostate-specific protease cleavage site, with potential antineoplastic activity.