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PENILE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the penis
Example:
penile erection
Synonyms:
penial; penile
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
penis (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))
Context examples:
Representative examples include penile hemangioma, penile intraepithelial neoplasia, and penile carcinoma.
(Penile Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A large penile lesion with indolent clinical course, composed of well-differentiated squamous cells. — 2003
(Giant Condyloma Acuminatum, NCI Thesaurus)
Penile intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the proliferation of transformed basaloid cells that occupy the lower two thirds of the epithelial thickness.
(Grade II Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
The inhibition of cGMP degradation results in prolonged muscle relaxation, vasodilation, and blood engorgement of the corpus cavernosa, thereby prolonging penile erection.
(Avanafil, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgery to remove the prostate in which an attempt is made to save the nerves that help cause penile erections.
(Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy, NCI Dictionary)
Penile implants are used to treat erectile dysfunction or impotence.
(Penile implant, NCI Dictionary)
Penile intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the proliferation of transformed basaloid cells that occupy either the lower two thirds of the epithelial thickness (grade II) or the entire thickness of the epithelium (grade III, Bowen atypia, or squamous cell carcinoma in situ).
(High Grade Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
Penile Cancer is an NCI Cancer Therapeutic Evaluation Program (CTEP) Simplified Disease Classification (SDC) category used to organize cancer-related disease coding that harmonizes with and supports reporting based on the global standard Medical Dictionary for Drug Regulatory Reporting (MedDRA) terminology.
(NCI CTEP SDC Penile Cancer Sub-Category Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
