PSA

P3S1A1

A form of polysialic acid — A polymeric form of sialic acid that is involved in cell adhesion

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P&Sprostate specific antigen
CommonScrabble 5

Meanings

PSA1

nounPSA (countable and uncountable, plural PSAs)

plural PSAs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of polysialic acid.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableimmunologyInitialism of prostate-specific antigen.

    A high PSA reading indicates a possibility of cancer.

    2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 421
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of pressure-sensitive adhesive.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of pressure swing adsorption.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of public safety announcement.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of public service announcement.
    1 more example

    If you are at a zoo, and a monkey climbs up high in the bars and sticks his thing through the bars, you should move away from the monkey cage. Move in an orderly fashion- don't push, don't rush, don't make it like a Who concert in Ohio. Just move back nice and slow and easy, because that monkey may be having some problems, he may have some hostility towards you. So please- this is just a public service announcement, that's what this is. Just to make sure it's very, very clear. And this PSA is brought to you by: Monkey Tuesday!

    2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, 27:27 from the start, in Penn Radio
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of purchase and sale agreement.

    Synonyms: P&S

  8. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of presidential support area.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Pacific Southwest Airlines.
  2. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Philippine Statistics Authority.
  3. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of Phone-paid Services Authority.

PSA2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Peugeot S.A., a French automaker.

PsA3

nounPsA (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of psoriatic arthritis.

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nouna 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

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prostate specific antigen
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Origin

PSA · noun, proper noun

English initialisms.

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PSA · proper noun

  1. FrenchPSA
  2. EnglishPSA

From French PSA, initialism of Peugeot S.A. (société anonyme (“public limited company”)).

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APA

PSA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PSA

MLA

“PSA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PSA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PSA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PSA.

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