uroselective

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adjective

That selectively affects the prostate gland and the flow of urine

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Meanings

adjectiveuroselective (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat selectively affects the prostate gland and the flow of urine

    Recently, Alfuzosin has also been used as an expulsive agent in the treatment of ureteral stones,it was claimed to be a uroselective agent with a low incidence of adverse side-effects and blood pressure changes [7 ].

    2015 August 6, “Efficacy and Safety of Alfuzosin as Medical Expulsive Therapy for Ureteral Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From uro- + selective.

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APA

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Chicago

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