"Prostate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the URINARY BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a substance that liquefies coagulated semen. It is situated in the pelvic cavity behind the lower part of the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS, above the deep layer of the triangular ligament, and rests upon the RECTUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D011467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.575 A10.336.707
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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