1. Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
   "He used turps to clean his paintbrushes";
   - turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine

1. Removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
   "The patient underwent a TURP to treat his enlarged prostate";
   - transurethral resection of the prostate

Type of: essential oil, resection, volatile oil

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