prostatitis

Noun

Meaning

Inflammation of the prostate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prostatic colitis inflammation hepatitis prostate arthritis encephalitis meningitis neuritis bronchitis nephritis gastritis myelitis peritonitis enteritis

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Hypernyms

inflammation redness rubor

Phrases with the word

acute bacterial prostatitis chronic bacterial prostatitis

Examples

According to the Prostatitis Foundation "it used to be, in the age before antibiotics (before about 1960 for prostatitis), doctors performed massage when their patients had prostatitis. Source: Internet

An abscess of the prostate is evidenced by a pus filled sac that may lead to prostatitis, which is an inflammation of the prostate. Source: Internet

The clinical effects of BPH are minimal or absent in most dogs, but in chronic cases, BPH can render the prostate more susceptible to infection from the urinary tract and subsequent development of bacterial prostatitis. Source: Internet

Chlamydia is also a potential cause of prostatic inflammation in men, although the exact relevance in prostatitis is difficult to ascertain due to possible contamination from urethritis. citation Eye disease main Conjunctivitis due to chlamydia. Source: Internet

Men with IC/BPS may have prostatitis, and vice versa. Source: Internet

Prostate massage main Prostate massage was once the most popular therapeutic maneuver used to treat prostatitis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prostatic utricle prostatin prostatism prostatodynia prostatomegaly prostatorrhea