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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Inflammation of the prostate gland.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Inflammation of the prostate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) Inflammation of the prostate.

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  • noun pathology Inflammation of the prostrate.

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  • noun inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever

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Examples

  • If you have tenderness, it could indicate a problem, such as prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate).

    unknown title 2009

  • Your doctor will want to know whether you have ever been diagnosed with any noncancerous condition of the prostate, such as prostatitis

    unknown title 2009

  • "When the prostate becomes inflamed or enlarged-and that's called prostatitis, when it does-it clamps down on the urethra" - I narrowed the circle of my fingers - "cutting off the flow of urine.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • Elevated PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer or a noncancerous condition such as prostatitis, or an enlarged prostate.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

  • The examining doctor spotted some cysts, or fluid-filled masses, in his prostate area, and also some calcification, signs of prostatitis that Dr. Drew was aware he had.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

  • He's an old man, half deaf, with sore joints, recurrent pneumonia, hay fever, grippe, chronic cystitis, maybe prostatitis, maybe cancerare they dragging him halfway around the globe just to toy with him?

    Excerpt: Fall of Frost by Brian Hall 2008

  • The examining doctor spotted some cysts, or fluid-filled masses, in his prostate area, and also some calcification, signs of prostatitis that Dr. Drew was aware he had.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

  • Drew was getting a more detailed ultrasound exam, because he had a history of both a high PSA and prostatitis.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

  • Drew was getting a more detailed ultrasound exam, because he had a history of both a high PSA and prostatitis.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

  • Elevated PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer or a noncancerous condition such as prostatitis, or an enlarged prostate.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

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