Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

prostatectomy, retropubic
Surgical removal of
the prostate gland through an incision in the
abdomen. Retropubic prostatectomy is a treatment
option for some forms of prostate cancer.
prostatic hyperplasia, benign
See 
benign
prostatic hyperplasia.
prostatic hypertrophy, benign
See 
benign
prostatic hyperplasia.
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prostatitis
Inflammation of the prostate gland.
Prostatitis can result from infection or certain dis-
eases, such as reactive arthritis.
prostatitis, bacterial
Inflammation of the
prostate gland due to bacterial infection. Symptoms
of bacterial prostatitis include chills, fever, pain in
the lower back and genital area, body aches, testic-
ular pain, burning or painful urination, and the fre-
quent and urgent need to urinate. In bacterial
prostatitis, the urinary tract is infected, as evidenced
by the presence of white blood cells and bacteria in
the urine. Acute bacterial prostatitis is treated with
antibiotics. In chronic bacterial prostatitis, a defect
in the prostate gland is the focal point for the per-
sistent infection. Effective treatment of chronic bac-
terial prostatitis requires identification and
correction of this defect before antibiotics can be
effective.
prosthesis
An artificial replacement of a part of
the body, such as a tooth, a facial bone, the palate,
or a joint. A prosthesis may be removable, as in the
case of most prosthetic legs or a prosthetic breast
form used after mastectomy. Other types of pros-
thetic devices, such as artificial hips or teeth, are
permanently implanted. With advances in medical
science, a few experimental prostheses have been
integrated with body tissues, including the nervous
system. These highly advanced devices can respond
to commands from the central nervous system,
more closely approximating normal movement and
utility than older prostheses.
prosthetics
The art and science of developing
artificial replacements for body parts. Depending on
the type of prosthesis, prosthetics may be built and
fitted/implanted in a hospital (as in the case of an
artificial knee joint) or by an outside specialist.
prosthodontist
A dentist with special training in
making replacements for missing teeth or other
structures of the oral cavity, to restore the patient’s
appearance, comfort, and/or health.