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prostatic

prostatic

1 6.6
Relating to the prostate, the small male gland under the bladder
  • adjective
  • /prəˈstætɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prostático
  • The clinical significance of occult haematogenous spread of prostatic cells in prostate adenocarcinoma requires longitudinal study.
  • benign prostatic
  • prostatic hyperplasia
  • prostatic cells

Examples

  • Also, saw Palmetto has been demonstrated to show treatment in small studies for benign prostatic hyperplasia, which is also called BPH.

  • The three most common prostate problems are an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH), prostatitis, and prostate cancer.

    Academic text (2012)
  • "Metastatic prostatic carcinoma" meant prostate cancer that had spread.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Radical prostatectomy is one treatment for organ-confined prostatic adenocarcinoma.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Antiandrogen therapy might reduce the haematogenous spread of prostatic cells during radical prostatectomy.

    Academic text (1995)
  • 14 consecutive patients with documented organ-confined prostatic adenocarcinoma were analyzed (Table 1).

    Academic text (1995)
  • When GnRHa therapy is first initiated in men with prostate cancer, it can cause a tumor flare, which in turn may increase prostatic symptoms or cause spinal cord compression.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Dissemination of malignant prostatic cells after radical prostatectomy could be partly due to prostate manipulation during dissection.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Using a similar but nested technique, we looked for prostatic cells in the peripheral blood of patients with organ-confined prostate adenocarcinomas before and after radical prostatectomy.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Prostate health is a critical concern as many men experience issues related to prostatic enlargement.

Synonyms

prostate
vsprostatic
2 5.6

Relating to the gland near a man's bladder that makes fluid to carry sperm

is broader and also covers things that affect that gland

Compounds

An enlargement of the prostate gland that is not cancer and often makes it hard to pee

6.5

A cancer that starts in the gland cells of the prostate

Surface Forms

prostatic positive

Morphology

prostatic = prostate (transparent) = prostate + ic

Formed by the noun 'prostate' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to', so the relation is direct and predictable.

Etymology

Prostatic comes from the old Greek root prostates, which means 'one who stands before', and you can remember this by thinking of the simple English word 'stand' because the prostate gland sits in front of the bladder. So prostatic means 'relating to the prostate gland'.