Term: transurethral resection of the prostate: removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Candidate hypernym: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ → 1
Candidate hypernym: showy daisy: plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains → 0
Candidate hypernym: tobacco hornworm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm → 0
Candidate hypernym: aim: the action of directing something at an object → 0
Candidate hypernym: petty spurge: an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: pipidae: tongueless frogs → 0
Candidate hypernym: salmon oil: a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather → 0
Candidate hypernym: marfan's syndrome: an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system → 0
Candidate hypernym: rearguard: a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body → 0
Candidate hypernym: east india company: an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny → 0
Candidate hypernym: gluten bread: bread made with gluten flour → 0