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transurethral resection of the prostate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008868

Surgery to remove tissue from the prostate using an instrument inserted through the urethra. Also called TURP.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008868
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsTURP
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008868",
  "term": "transurethral resection of the prostate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to remove tissue from the prostate using an instrument inserted through the urethra. Also called TURP.",
  "synonyms": [
    "TURP"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/transurethral-resection-of-the-prostate/"
}

Record 16,656 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.