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ACID-PHOSPHATASE


originator: Claudia
origination date: 24/01/2002
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
check date: 25/02/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAENZYME
TUMOR-MARKER
ANCESTORSALL
ANIMAL-PART
ANIMAL-SUBSTANCE
ANIMATE
ANIMATE-PART
BODY-PART
ENZYME
INTERNAL-ANIMAL-PART
INTERNAL-ANIMAL-SUBSTANCE
OBJECT
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
SEPARABLE-ENTITY
TUMOR-MARKER
RELATIONSDESCRIBED-BY : ACID-PHOSPHATASE-TEST


English
acid phosphataseterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: enzyme produced mainly by prostatic tissue. Since cancer cells from the prostate secrete excessive amounts of acid phosphatase, an elevated level in the blood may be an indication of prostate cancer. (en)

Spanish
fosfatasa ácidadefinition: enzima que se encuentra elevada, de forma considerable, en el cáncer de próstata. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term