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Houses testes and connecting tubes; brings the testes closer to the perineum through contractile action to absorb sufficient body heat to maintain the viability of the spermatozoa
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Scrotum
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Acts as male organ of copulation; site of the orifice for the elimination of urine and semen from the body
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Penis
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Provide the male sex hormone, testosterone, provided by cells within them; contain seminiferous tubules that are the site of the development of spermatozoa
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Testes
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Acts as a storage site for the maturation of sperm
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Epididymis
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As as an excretory duct of the testes
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Vas Deferens
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Produce a slightly alkaline fluid that becomes a part of the seminal fluid or semen
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Seminal Vesicles
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Secretes an alkaline fluid that aids in maintaining the viability of the spermatozoa
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Prostate Gland
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Produce a mucous secretion before ejaculation, which becomes a part of the semen
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Bulbourethral or Cowper's Glands
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Transmits urine and semen out of the body
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Urethra
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an-
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lack of
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orch
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testicle
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artific
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not natural
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in-
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into
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seminat
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semen, seed
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sperm
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seed
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zoo
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animal
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-ia
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condition
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balan
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glans
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castr
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to prune
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circum
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around
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cis
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to cut
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crypt
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hidden
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orchid
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testicle
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ejaculat
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to throw out
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epi-
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upon
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didym
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testis
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spadias
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a rent, an opening
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eu-
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good
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-genic
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formation, produce
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gono
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genitals
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gyneco
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female
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mast
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breast
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hetero-
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different
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sexu
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sex
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-al
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pertaining to
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homo-
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similar, same
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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hypo-
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under
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mit
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thread
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oligo-
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scanty
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-ectomy
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surgical excision
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par-
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beside
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enchyma
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to pour
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phim
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a muzzle
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prostat
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prostate
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spermato
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seed, sperm
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-blast
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immature cell, germ cell
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zoon
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life
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-cide
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to kill
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testicul
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testicle
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tri-
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three
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som
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body
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-y
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pertaining to
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varico
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twisted vein
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vas
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vessel
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vesicul
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seminal vesicle
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AIH
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artificial insemination homologous
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AOP
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Acknowledgment of Paternity
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BPH
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benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy
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CAM
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complementary and alternative medicines
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DHT
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dihydrotestosterone
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ED
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erectile dysfunction
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FDA
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Food and Drug Administration
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FTA-ABS
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fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption
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GC
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gonorrhea
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HPV
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human papillomavirus
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HSV-2
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herpes simplex virus-2
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NGU
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nongonococcal urethritis
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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PSA
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prostate-specific antigen
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STDs
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sexually transmitted diseases
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TUIP
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transurethral incision of the prostate
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TUMT
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transurethral microwave thermotherapy
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TUNA
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transurethral needle ablation
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TUR
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transurethral resection
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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate
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VCD
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vacuum constriction device
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VD
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venereal disease
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VDRL
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venereal disease research laboratory
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