Clinical Diagnosis · Urinary System · Medium
Prostatitis
Meaning: Inflammation of the walnut-sized male gland below the bladder, causing pelvic pain, urinary symptoms and sometimes fever.
In practice: Acute bacterial prostatitis caused fever and a very tender prostate on rectal examination.
Word parts
- -itis means inflammation
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