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TURP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does TURP mean?
• TURP (noun)
The noun TURP has 1 sense:
1. removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Familiarity information: TURP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
transurethral resection of the prostate; TURP
Hypernyms ("TURP" is a kind of...):
resection (surgical removal of part of a structure or organ)
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