单词 | prostatism |
释义 | prostatismn. Medicine. The syndrome resulting from obstruction of urinary flow by an enlarged prostate, characterized by symptoms such as frequency, hesitancy, and urgency of urination. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > disorders of prostate gland prostatitis1842 prostatism1900 1896 Lancet 8 Feb. 350/2 According to Guyon, section of the vasa deferentia is not such a radical measure as orchotomy, and is chiefly indicated in that class of case in which what he calls ‘la prostatisme’ is the most prominent feature.] 1900 Lancet 3 Mar. 599/2 In extra-peritoneal cystocele are found distension of the bladder, feebleness of its muscular coat, strenuous efforts to empty the bladder, wasting, bulging, and laxity of the lower abdominal wall—the condition..which has been aptly and graphically described by Guyon under the term ‘prostatism’. 1956 V. F. Marshall Textbk. Urol. iv. 61 An abnormally small prostate can cause prostatism, usually by fibrosis. 2001 Family Pract. 18 610 The vast majority of women (86%) were affected by their partners' prostatism, with multiple consequences for their daily routines, quality of life and relationships. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900 |
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