Ch 7 Male Reproductive System Word Parts

Front 1

balan/o

Back 1

glans penis

Front 2

epidiym/o

Back 2

epididymis

Front 3

orchid/o
orchi/o
orch/o
test/o

Back 3

testis, testicle

Front 4

prostat/o

Back 4

prostate gland

Front 5

vas/o

Back 5

vessel, duct

Front 6

vesicul/o

Back 6

seminal vesicle

Front 7

andr/o

Back 7

male

Front 8

sperm/o
spermat/o

Back 8

spermatozoon, sperm

Front 9

-ism

Back 9

state of

Front 10

an/orch/ism

Back 10

an- absence of
orch- testis
-ism : state of

state of absence of testis

Front 11

balan/itis

Back 11

-itis: inflammation
balan: glans penis

inflammation of hte glans penis

Front 12

balan/o/rrhea

Back 12

balan- glans penis
-rrhea: discharge

discharge from the glans penis

Front 13

benign prostat/ic hyper/plasia

Back 13

-plasia: growth
hyper-: excessive

prostat- prostate gland
-ic: pertaining to

excessive growth pertaining to the prostate gland

Front 14

crypt/orchid/ism

Back 14

-ism : state of
orchid- testis
crypt- hidden

state of hidden testes

Front 15

epididym/itis

Back 15

inflammation of the epididymis

Front 16

orchi/epididym/itis

Back 16

inflammation of the testis and epididymis

Front 17

orch/itis
orchid/itis
test/itis

Back 17

inflammation of the testis

Front 18

prostat/itis

Back 18

inflammation of hte prostate gland

Front 19

prostat/o/cyst/itis

Back 19

inflammation
cyst- bladder
prostat/o: prostate gland

Front 20

prostat/o/lith

Back 20

-lith : stone, calculus
prostat/o: prostate gland

stone in the prostate gland

Front 21

prostat/orrhea

Back 21

-orrhea : discharge
prostat: prostate gland

Front 22

prostat/o/vesicul/itis

Back 22

-itis: inflammation
vesicul: seminal vesicle
prostat/o: prostate gland

inflammation of hte prostate gland and seminal vesicle

Front 23

balan/o/plasty

Back 23

balan- glans penis
-plasty: surgical repair

surgical repair of the glans penis

Front 24

epididym/ectomy

Back 24

-ectomy: surgical excision
epididym: epididymitis

surgical excisions of the epididymis

Front 25

orchid/ectomy
orchi/ectomy

Back 25

-ectomy: surgical excision
orchid, orchi: testis

excision of the testis aka castration

Front 26

orchid/o/pexy
orchi/o/pexy

Back 26

surgical fixation of a testicle

Front 27

orchid/o/tomy
orchi/o/tomy

Back 27

orchid-, orchi-: testis
-tomy: surgical incision

incision into a testis

Front 28

orchi/o/plasty

Back 28

-plasty: surgical repair
orchi- : testis

surgical repair of the testis

Front 29

prostat/ectomy

Back 29

prostat- prostate gland
-ectomy: excision

excision of the testis

Front 30

prostat/o/lith/o/tomy

Back 30

prostat: prostate gland
lith- stone
-tomy: surgical incision

incision into the prostate gland to remove a stone

Front 31

prostat/o/cyst/o/tomy

Back 31

prostat- prostate
cyst- bladder
-tomy: incision

incision itno the prostate gland and bladder

Front 32

prostat/o/vesicul/ectomy

Back 32

ectomy: excsision
prostat- prostate gland
vesicul- seminal vesicles

excision of hte prostate gland and the seminal vesicles

Front 33

vas/ectomy

Back 33

vas- vessel, duct
-ectomy: excision

excision of a duct

Front 34

vas/o/vas/o/stomy

Back 34

vas/o : vessel, duct
-stomy: artificial openings

artificial openings between ducts

Front 35

vesicul/ectomy

Back 35

-ectomy: excision
vesicul: seminal vesicles

excision of the seminal vesicles

Front 36

andr/o/pathy

Back 36

-pathy: disease
andr/o: male

disease of the male

Front 37

a/sperm/ia

Back 37

a- absence
sperm- sperm
-ia: condition

condition of being without sperm

Front 38

olig/o/sperm/ia

Back 38

ia- conditoin
olig- scanty, few
sperm- sperm

condition of scanty sperm

Front 39

spermat/o/lysis

Back 39

-lysis: destruction, dissolution
spermat/o: sperm

destruction of sperm