| prostatic acid phosphatase test | term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular definition: blood analysis to detect an enzyme in patients with prostate cancer. Elevated levels of PAP may indicate that the disease has spread outside the prostate. However, this is not a very reliable screening test. In general, the prostate specific antigen test has become a far more widely used test. (en) |
| prueba de fosfatasa ácida prostática | definition: análisis de sangre que se realiza para determinar los niveles de fosfatasa ácida. Si se detecta un aumento por encima de niveles normales es indicio de cáncer prostático con metástasis óseas. Al no tratarse de una técnica muy fiable, generalmente se recurre a la prueba de PSA. (es) gender: feminine number: singular part of speech: noun reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term |