PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN


Meaning of PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1981

: a protease secreted by epithelial cells of the prostate gland that is used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer since its concentration in blood serum tends to be proportional to the clinical stage of the disease — abbreviation PSA

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