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单词 prostate-specific antigen
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Definition of prostate-specific antigen in English:

prostate-specific antigen

(also PSA)
noun
mass nounMedicine
  • An antigenic enzyme released in the prostate and found in abnormally high concentrations in the blood of men with prostate cancer.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Men middle-aged and older routinely get blood tests for prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, to screen for prostate cancer.
    • In light of the urinary symptoms, he then had his blood tested for prostate-specific antigen, a protein elevated in prostate cancer.
    • The American Urological Association has released a policy report on the use of prostate-specific antigen in screening for and monitoring of prostate cancer.
    • Assays are now available that can measure very low concentrations of prostate-specific antigen, but their analytic performance and clinical utility are not well defined.
    • The treatment also increases blood concentrations of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, a marker associated with prostate cancer and prostate enlargement.
 
 

Definition of prostate-specific antigen in US English:

prostate-specific antigen

(also PSA)
noun
Medicine
  • An antigenic enzyme released by the prostate and found in abnormally high concentrations in the blood of men with prostate cancer.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The treatment also increases blood concentrations of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, a marker associated with prostate cancer and prostate enlargement.
    • The American Urological Association has released a policy report on the use of prostate-specific antigen in screening for and monitoring of prostate cancer.
    • Men middle-aged and older routinely get blood tests for prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, to screen for prostate cancer.
    • In light of the urinary symptoms, he then had his blood tested for prostate-specific antigen, a protein elevated in prostate cancer.
    • Assays are now available that can measure very low concentrations of prostate-specific antigen, but their analytic performance and clinical utility are not well defined.
 
 
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