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(PROS-tayt-speh-SIH-fik AN-tih-jen)
| | A substance produced by the prostate. It may be found in higher levels in the blood of men who have prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, infection or inflammation of the prostate. Also called PSA. |
| Previous Definitions: | prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, ProstaScint, ProstaScint scan, prostate, prostate cancer | | Next Definitions: | prostate-specific antigen test, prostatectomy, prostatic acid phosphatase, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, prostatitis |
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