noun
- Plural of prostatism; a group of symptoms resulting from obstruction of urine flow caused by an enlarged prostate gland.
Usage: medical; chiefly used in medical and clinical contexts
Examples
- The patient presented with prostatisms including frequent urination and difficulty emptying the bladder.
- Doctors evaluated the severity of his prostatisms before recommending treatment options.
- Prostatisms can significantly affect quality of life in older men.
- The medication was prescribed to relieve the prostatisms he had been experiencing.