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Surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland
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prostatectomy
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n. (context surgery English) The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
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Prostatectomy ( Greek , - prostates , "prostate", combined with the suffix -ektomē , "excision") is a medical term for the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland . This operation is done for benign conditions that cause urinary retention, ...
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n. surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland
Usage examples of prostatectomy.
Henry Noble, a fifty-seven-year-old white male, entered the Valley Hospital to undergo a total prostatectomy for cancer.
Dad dwells at considerable length upon his relatively recent prostatectomy, then goes on to lighter topics such as the pain Mom keeps getting in her side and that Dr.
Dad reverts for a while to his prostatectomy, then reminisces about his bricklaying days.
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