prostatectomy
noun
pros·ta·tec·to·my
ˌprä-stə-ˈtek-tə-mē 
plural prostatectomies
: surgical removal or resection of the prostate gland
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So for now, my medical team and I are optimistic that a prostatectomy assisted by the DaVinci robot in a minimally invasive procedure will control and hopefully cure the cancer.
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Kevin Cullen, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
More:Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for prostatectomy complications.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
My story is in many ways similar to that of Francis Collins, the former Director of the National Institutes of Health, who announced this month that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and will undergo surgery, a radical prostatectomy, to treat the disease.
—Kevin Cullen, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
Austin went in for a prostatectomy, a surgery to treat cancer of the prostate at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, USA Today reported.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
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Kevin Cullen, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
More:Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for prostatectomy complications.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
My story is in many ways similar to that of Francis Collins, the former Director of the National Institutes of Health, who announced this month that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and will undergo surgery, a radical prostatectomy, to treat the disease.
—Kevin Cullen, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
Austin went in for a prostatectomy, a surgery to treat cancer of the prostate at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, USA Today reported.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
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prostatectomy
noun
pros·ta·tec·to·my
ˌpräs-tə-ˈtek-tə-mē
plural prostatectomies
: surgical removal or resection of the prostate gland
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