prostatic acid phosphatase

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Noun

prostatic acid phosphatase (usually uncountable, plural prostatic acid phosphatases)

  1. (biochemistry, oncology) An enzyme produced by the prostate, which may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases.