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prostate specific antigen
Overview of noun prostate-specific-antigen
The noun prostate specific antigen has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. prostate specific antigen, PSA -- (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)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prostate-specific-antigen
1 sense of prostate specific antigen
Sense 1
prostate specific antigen, PSA
=> protein
=> macromolecule, supermolecule
=> molecule
=> unit, building block
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> organic compound
=> compound, chemical compound
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun prostate-specific-antigen
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prostate-specific-antigen
1 sense of prostate specific antigen
Sense 1
prostate specific antigen, PSA
=> protein
Antonyms of noun prostate-specific-antigen
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Attributes of noun prostate-specific-antigen
Derived Forms of noun prostate-specific-antigen
Domain of noun prostate-specific-antigen
Domain Terms of noun prostate-specific-antigen
Familiarity of noun prostate-specific-antigen
prostate specific antigen used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun prostate-specific-antigen
1 sense of prostate specific antigen
Sense 1
prostate specific antigen, PSA
> protein
=> capsid
=> gluten
=> actomyosin
=> aleurone
=> amyloid
=> apoenzyme
=> conjugated protein, compound protein
=> enzyme
=> fibrin
=> filaggrin
=> growth factor
=> hatoglobin
=> iodoprotein, iodinated protein
=> nucleoprotein
=> opsin
=> phosphoprotein
=> plasma protein
=> prostate specific antigen, PSA
=> proteome
=> simple protein
=> cytokine
=> ferritin
=> antibody
Meronyms of noun prostate-specific-antigen
1 sense of prostate specific antigen
Sense 1
prostate specific antigen, PSA
=> protein
HAS SUBSTANCE: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid
HAS SUBSTANCE: polypeptide
=> macromolecule, supermolecule
=> molecule
HAS PART: chain, chemical chain
HAS PART: atom
HAS PART: elementary particle, fundamental particle
HAS PART: nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
HAS PART: group, radical, chemical group
=> unit, building block
HAS PART: part, piece
Holonyms of noun prostate-specific-antigen
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