PROSTATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prostatic mean? 

• PROSTATIC (adjective)
  The adjective PROSTATIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to the prostate gland

  Familiarity information: PROSTATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROSTATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to the prostate gland

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

prostate; prostatic

Pertainym:

prostate gland (a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen)

Derivation:

prostate (a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen)

 Context examples 

Aberrant expression of the gene is associated with both prostate adenocarcinomas and high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.

(CARM1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Capromab, an IgG1 kappa immunoglobulin, binds specifically to a cytoplasmic epitope of prostate-specific membrane glycoprotein (PSMA) that is only expressed by prostatic epithelial cells (benign and malignant).

(Capromab pendetide, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also inhibits 5-alpha reductase in epididymal tissue, which lowers testosterone levels and may delay progression of prostatic cancer.

(Ethinyl Estradiol, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammatory process characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells into prostatic stromal and glandular elements.

(Chronic Active Prostatitis of Mouse, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A grading system for prostatic carcinoma based on the microscopic glandular architectural patterns of the malignant epithelial cells.

(Gleason Grading System, NCI Thesaurus)

Any immunoglobulin that recognizes prostatic acid phosphatase.

(ACPP Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

Dihydrotestosterone suppression is used to treat the symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy.

(Dihydrotestosterone Suppression, NCI Thesaurus)

PSMA, a tumor-associated antigen and type II transmembrane protein, is expressed on the membrane of prostatic epithelial cells and overexpressed on prostate tumor cells.

(Anti-PSMA Monoclonal Antibody MDX1201-A488, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the prostatic fluid.

(Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

PSA is a glycoprotein secreted by prostatic epithelial and ductal cells and may be overexpressed in prostate cancer cells.

(Mycobacterium w, NCI Thesaurus)