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(TRANZ-yoo-REE-thrul BY-op-see)
| | A procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the prostate for examination under a microscope. A thin, lighted tube is inserted through the urethra into the prostate, and a small piece of tissue is removed with a cutting loop. |
| Previous Definitions: | transplant surgeon, transplantation, transrectal biopsy, transrectal ultrasound, transsphenoidal surgery | | Next Definitions: | transurethral needle ablation, transurethral radiofrequency ablation, transurethral resection, transurethral resection of the prostate, transvaginal sonography |
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