Anxiety

A state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event or situation that often impairs physical and ...

anxiety

Health care; Hair loss

A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, and feelings of stress. Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that ...

anxiety

Medical; Human genome

1) Feeling of distress or apprehension whose source is unknown. 2) Vague uneasy feeling of discomfort or dread accompanied by an autonomic response (the source often nonspecific ...

anxiety

Health care; Cancer treatment

Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. A person with anxiety may sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heart beat. Extreme ...

external beam radiation therapy

Biology; Urology

A 25-28 treatment protocol that utilizes External Beam Radiation. Approximately 6800-7400 rads of radiation energy is delivered to the Prostate. There can be some radiation effect ...

dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

Biology; Urology

A androgenic hormone that is thought to be responsible for the development of male sexual functions.

habit training

Biology; Urology

A behavioral technique that calls for scheduled toileting at regular intervals on a planned basis. Unlike bladder training, there is no systematic effort to motivate the patient ...

bladder training

Biology; Urology

A behavioral technique that teaches the patient to resist or inhibit the urge to urinate, and to urinate according to a schedule rather than urinating at the urge.

orchiectomy

Biology; Urology

The surgical removal of one or both of the testicles. It's often used as a type of hormone therapy for prostate cancer where one or both testicles are surgically removed to reduce ...

radical retropubic prostatectomy

Biology; Urology

The surgical removal of prostate through an abdominal incision. The prostate is completely removed. It is used to treat caner that is localized within the prostate gland. The ...

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IPad trademark

The registered trade name of Apple's popular iPad computers in the U.S and many other countries except China. The trademark allows Apple to use the ...