prostate specific antigen

1. 1.

   a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer

   SynonymsPSA

   Broaderprotein

Questions about prostate specific antigen

What does prostate specific antigen mean?

prostate specific antigen means "a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer".

What is another word for prostate specific antigen?

Close synonyms include PSA. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prostate specific antigen a common word?

prostate specific antigen is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.