prostate-specific antigen

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Noun

prostate-specific antigen (plural prostate-specific antigens)

  1. (medicine) A glycoprotein enzyme secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland and becoming part of the ejaculate; used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

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