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prostate
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prostate
a gland in male mammals that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra and secretes a liquid constituent of the semen
prostate [′prä‚stāt]
(anatomy)
A glandular organ that surrounds the urethra at the neck of the urinary bladder in the male.
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High PSA levels can also signify benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate organ.
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Estrogens have significant direct and indirect effects on prostate gland development and homeostasis and have been long suspected in playing a role in the etiology of prostatic diseases.
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That's when the Food & Drug Administration approved Rapaflo, the company's alpha blocker for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a disease where the prostate gland enlarges as men age, impeding urine flow.
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