Term: transurethral resection of the prostate: removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: 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
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: tobacco hornworm: large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: aim: the action of directing something at an object
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: petty spurge: an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: pipidae: tongueless frogs
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: salmon oil: a fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: marfan's syndrome: an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elongated bones (especially of limbs and digits) and abnormalities of the eyes and circulatory system
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: rearguard: a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: 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
Broader: resection: surgical removal of part of a structure or organ | Unrelated: gluten bread: bread made with gluten flour