Medical Terminology For Dummies, 2nd Edition. If you are stuck on a medical term, using the suffix can help you discern some meaning. Check out some suffix examples. Suffixes related to procedures include -centesis, referring to surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid. That means abdominocentesis is surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity.
Finally, laser surgery can be used to shrink the prostate. With laser surgery, a small laser fiber is passed through the urethra. The fiber then uses several short bursts of laser light to vaporize portions of the prostate.
Also, if the testicles are removed after a man develops BPH, the prostate begins to shrink in size. Some facts about prostate enlargement: 1  The likelihood of developing an enlarged prostate increases with age.  BPH is so common that it has been said all men will have an enlarged prostate if they live long enough.