Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun transurethral_resection_of_the_prostate

1 sense of transurethral resection of the prostate

Sense 1
transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP -- (removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia))
       => resection -- (surgical removal of part of a structure or organ)