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DRE

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002580

An examination in which a doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to feel for abnormalities. Also called digital rectal examination.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002580
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsdigital rectal examination
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002580",
  "term": "DRE",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An examination in which a doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to feel for abnormalities. Also called digital rectal examination.",
  "expansions": [
    "digital rectal examination"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/dre/"
}

Record 6,240 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.