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Bulbourethral glands

Pair of glands below protstate that secrete fluid into the urethra

Ejaculation

Ejection of sperm and fluid from male urethra

Ejaculatory duct

Tube through which semen enters the urethra

Epididymis

tightly coiled tubes on top of each testicle, carry sperm from semisferous tubules to vas defrens

Flagellum

Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

Gametes

Sex cell; sperm and ova

Genitalia

Reproductive organs such as the testes, penis, ovaries, uterus and vagina

Gonads

Sex organs that produce gametes. Testes and Uterus.

Os Penis

Bone found in the penis of some carnivores

Perineum

Area between anus and scrotum

Prostate gland

Gland in males that surrounds urethra and secretes thick fluid, aids sperm motility

Scrotum

External sac that contains the testes

Semen

Spermatozoa and fluid

Seminiferous tubules

Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes.

Spermatozoon (pl spermatozoa)

Sperm Cell

Sterility

Inability to reproduce

Testes (Singular Testis)

Male gonads that produce spermatozoa and testosterone.

Urethra

tube that carries urine and semen to the outside of the body.

Vas defrens

Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epidymis towards the urethra.

Azoospermia

Lack of spermatazoa in the semen

Castration

Removal of the gonads

Cryporchism

Condition in which one or both testicles is undescended.

Electroejaculation

Electrical stimulation used for collection of semen for AI.

Paraphimosis

Inability to retract the penis

Persistent frenulum

Incomplete separation of the penis and prepuce which causes an inability to breed.

Phimosis

Constriction of the orifice of the prepuce preventing it fro drawing back over the penis.

Priapism

Persistent erection of the penis due to injury or disease

Scrotal Hydrocele

Swelling of the scrotum due to a collection of fluid in the testes or along the spermatic cord.

Balan/o

Glans Penis

Crypt/o

Hidden

Epidiym/o

Epididymis

Gen/o

Producing

Hydr/o

Fluid; water

Later/o

Side

Orch/o ; Orchi/o; Orchid/o

Tesis; Testicles

Pen/i

Penis

Priap/o

Penis

Prostat/o

Prostate gland

Semin/i

Semen; seed

Sperm/o; Spermat/o

Spermatozoa; semen

Test/o

Testis; Testicles

Theri/o

Beast

Urethr/o

Urethra

Vas/o

Vessel; Vas Defrens

Zo/o

Animal life

a-, an-

No; not; without

bi-

Two; both

mono-

One; single

Oligo-

scanty

-al, -ar

Pertaining to

-cele

Hernia

-ectomy

Removal; excision

-genises

Producing; forming

-ia

condition

-ism

process; condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

Study of

-lytic

to reduce or destroy; seperate; break down

-megaly

enlargement

-one

Hormone

-Oexy

Surgical fixation; to put in place

-stomy

New Opening; anastomosis

-tomy

incision; process of cutting