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| Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate. In a radical cystoprostatectomy, the seminal vesicles are also removed. The prostate and seminal vesicles are glands in the male reproductive system that help make semen. Also called prostatocystectomy. |
Previous Definitions: | cyproheptadine, cyproterone acetate, cyst, cystectomy, cystic fibrosis | Next Definitions: | cystosarcoma phyllodes, cystoscope, cystoscopy, cystourethrectomy, cytarabine |
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