Descriptor in English: | Prostate |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Próstata |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Próstata |
Descriptor in French: | Prostate |
Entry term(s): |
Prostates |
Tree number(s): |
A05.360.444.575 A10.336.707 |
Scope note: | A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the URINARY BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a substance that liquefies coagulated semen. It is situated in the pelvic cavity behind the lower part of the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS, above the deep layer of the triangular ligament, and rests upon the RECTUM. |
Annotation: | adenoma, hyperplasia & hypertrophy = PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; /surg: probably PROSTATECTOMY; inflammation = PROSTATITIS; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (a serine proteinase) is available: do not confuse with prostate-specific acid phosphatase ( = PROSTATE + ACID PHOSPHATASE) |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
See also the descriptors: |
Prostatectomy
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 11910 |
Descriptor UI: | D011467 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2006/07/07 |
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ANATOMY
Tissues [A10]Tissues
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Prostate
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0017823 |
Scope note | A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the URINARY BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a substance that liquefies coagulated semen. It is situated in the pelvic cavity behind the lower part of the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS, above the deep layer of the triangular ligament, and rests upon the RECTUM. |
Preferred term | Prostate |
Entry term(s) |
Prostates |
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