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Antibody
Protein produced in a controlled manner by certain white blood cells (lymphocytes) to neutralize an antigen or foreign protein and fight disease, but whose uncontrolled production can cause illness; immunoglobulin
Anti-inflammatory Agents
Drugs that reduce inflammation and its effects
Autoimmune
Abnormal response of the immune system that causes antibodies and immune-mediated cells to attack one's own tissues
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B
Benign Condition
it is not a cance
Beta-Blockers
Drugs that relieve stress on the heart by "blocking" the stimulating effect of adrenaline
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C
Calcium Channel Blockers
Drugs that limit calcium entry into the cells and stimulate contraction
Catheter
Tube passed through the body for draining fluids, injecting fluids into body cavities, and performing certain tests
Catheterization
Insertion of a catheter
Circumferential
All the way around
Colchicine
Colchicine is a medication for acute gout. In acute gouty, there is a marked inflammatory response to the presence of uric acid crystals, causing severe pain, redness and swelling of the affected joint(s). Colchicine is useful in suppressing the inflammation (arthritis) in acute gout. It is also sometimes used in the treatment of PD.
Collagen
The principal protein of the skin, tendons, cartilage, bone and connective tissue
Congenital Penile Curvature
A condition of the penis where men have had curving of their penis all of their life. The commonest direction of curvature in men with the congenital variety is in a downward (ventral) direction.
Corpora Cavernosa (singular = corpus cavernosum).
The erectile tissue (smooth muscle) that fills up with blood during an erection.
Corpus Spongiosum
The one of three chambers of the penis. It houses the urethra and takes no part in penile erection.
Cystoscopy
The placement of a telescope into the bladder though the urethra
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D
Dorsal
Curvature is upwards
Detumescence
Loss of the erection
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E
Erectile Tissue
Smooth muscle that fills up with blood during an erection
Ejaculation
Ejection of semen during male orgasm
ESWT( Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Therapy)
A non-invasive therapy using low energy shock waves focused into the Peyronie’s Disease plaque. It employs the aid of ultrasound imaging and travels through the tissues (theoretically without damage).
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Familial
A condition that is tends to occur more often in family members than expected by chance alone. A familial disease may be genetic (such as cystic fibrosis) or environmental (such as tuberculosis).
Fibrosis
Formation of fibrous (scar) tissue after an injury
Flaccid
non-erect
Free Radicals
Scar-inducing chemicals that are released in traumatized, inflamed and healing tissue
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H
Hematoma
An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is usually situated within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as a muscle
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Inflammation
Redness, swelling, heat, and pain in a tissue caused by injury, infection, or hypersensitivity to an allergen
Interferon
Interferons are a family of naturally-occurring proteins that are produced by cells of the immune system. Three classes of interferons have been identified: Alfa, beta and gamma. Each class has different effects though their activities overlap. Together, the interferons direct the immune system’s attack on viruses, bacteria, tumors and other foreign substances that may invade the body. Once interferons have detected and attacked a foreign substance, they alter it by slowing, blocking, or changing its growth or function.
Iontophoresis
Iontophoresis is an effective and painless method of delivering medication to a localized tissue area by applying electrical current to a solution of the medication.
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L
Lateral
Left or right
Lithrotripsy
Procedure that uses ultrasonic shock waves to break up stones in the urinary tract so their fragments can be passed.
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N
Non-expansile
Non-stretchy
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P
Palliative
Something that helps manage symptoms of, but does not cure, a disease
Penis
Male sexual organ composed of 3 chambers, one, the corpus spongiosum, which houses the urethra and takes no part in penile erection. The other 2 chambers, the corpora cavernosa (singular = corpus cavernosum) are composed of 2 types of tissue. The inner tissue is the erectile tissue (smooth muscle) that fills up with blood during an erection. The outer tissue, the tunica albuginea is a dense tissue composed mainly of collagen, without many blood vessels. It is this tissue that undergoes the scarring process that occurs in Peyronie's disease.
Penile Fracture
Condition resulting from abrupt blunt trauma to the penis. A tear in the tunica albuginea
Pentoxifylline
Pentoxifylline (brand name Trental) decreases the "stickiness" (viscosity) of blood and thereby improves its flow.
Placebo
A "sugar pill" or any dummy medication or treatment
Plaque
Fibrous tissue; broad, elevated patch of skin, frequently formed by papules joining together: Scar
Potaba
An antifibrotic used to treat certain skin conditions. Potaba may also be used to treat other conditions.
Prostate
Muscular, walnut-sized gland that surrounds part of the urethra and secretes seminal fluid, a milky substance that combines with sperm (produced in the testicles) to form semen
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Research, Clinical (Clinical Trial)
A study of a treatment, procedure, or medication done in a medical setting.
Blinded Study: Clinical trials of drugs are often done blinded so that the patient does not know (is blinded as to) whether they are receiving the product being tested or the control/placebo to ensure that the results of a study are not affected by a possible placebo effect (by the power of suggestion).
Double-blinded Study: A medical study in which at least two separate groups receive the experimental medication or procedure at different times, with neither group being made aware of when the experimental medication or procedure has been given. Double-blinded studies are often chosen when a treatment shows particular promise and the illness involved is serious. It can be hard to recruit human subjects for a blinded study of a promising treatment when one group will receive only a placebo or an existing medicine.
Research, Controlled
A study that compared results from a treated group and a control group. The control group may receive no treatment, a placebo, or a different treatment.
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S
Scarring
Medically termed "fibrosis”
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T
Tunica Albuginea
The outer lining of the erection chamber in the penis. Dense tissue composed mainly of collagen, without many blood vessels.
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U
Urethra
Urine channel
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V
Vaso-dilation
Blood vessel engorgement
Ventral
Curves in downward
Verapamil
A medication belonging to a class of medications called calcium channel blockers. These medications block the transport of calcium into the smooth muscle cells lining the coronary arteries and other arteries of the body.
Vitamin E
Alpha-tocopherol, an antioxidant vitamin which binds oxygen free radicals that can cause tissue damage
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