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medicated urethral system for erection

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005206

A method used to treat impotence (inability to have an erection). A suppository, in the form of a very small pellet, is inserted through the tip of the penis into the urethra. The suppository contains the drug alprostadil, which increases the flow of blood to the penis and causes an erection. Also called MUSE.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005206
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsMUSE
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005206",
  "term": "medicated urethral system for erection",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A method used to treat impotence (inability to have an erection). A suppository, in the form of a very small pellet, is inserted through the tip of the penis into the urethra. The suppository contains the drug alprostadil, which increases the flow of blood to the penis and causes an erection. Also called MUSE.",
  "synonyms": [
    "MUSE"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/medicated-urethral-system-for-erection/"
}

Record 10,751 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.