Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prostate-specific antigen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: prostate-speci-fic anti-gen
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"In 2012, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended against screening all men for prostate cancer using a prostate-specific antigen blood test, concluding the benefits did not outweigh the risks."

Inflected Forms

prostate-specific antigens (plural)

Synonyms

PSA

Questions

What does prostate-specific antigen mean?: 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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