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1. Neoadjuvant
Added before; for example, neoadjuvant hormone therapy is hormone therapy given prior to another form of treatment such as a radical prostatectomy
2. Nerve sparing
A term used to describe a type of prostatectomy in which the surgeon saves the nerves that affect sexual and related functions
3. Nocturia
The need to urinate frequently at night




 

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