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Penis |
Male organ of urination and sexual intercourse |
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Glans Penis |
Enlarged tip on end of penis |
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Prepuce |
Fold of skin in uncircumcised males |
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Semen |
Composed of sperm seminal fluids and secretions |
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Scrotum |
Sac containing testes and epididymis suspended on both sides and posterior of penis |
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Vas deferens |
Duct carrying sperm from epididymis to urethra |
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Seminal vesicles |
Two main glands near bladder secreting thick fluid as part of semen |
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Prostate gland |
Secretes a fluid that aids in movement of sperm and ejaculation |
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Genitalia |
Reproductive organs, gonads |
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Testes |
Primary sex organs producing sperm and testosterone |
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Sperm |
Microscopic male germ cell (when united with ovum produces zygote) |
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Testosterone |
Principal male sex hormone |
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Seminiferous tubules |
900 coiled tubes within testes where sperm production occurs |
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Epididymis |
Coiled tube atop each testes storing in allowing maturation of sperm |
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Balan/o |
Glans penis |
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Epididym/o |
Epididymis |
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Epididym/o |
Epididymis |
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Orchid/o , orchi/o , orch/o , test/o |
Testes or testicle |
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Prostat/o |
Prostate gland |
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Vas/o |
Vessel, duct |
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Vesicul/o |
Seminal vesicle |
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Vesicul/o |
Seminal vesicle |
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Andr/o |
Male |
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Sperm/o , spermat/o |
Spermatozoon |
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-ism |
State of |
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Anorchism |
State of absence of testis |
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Balanitis |
Inflammation of the glans penis |
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Balanitis |
Inflammation of the glans penis |
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Balanorrhea |
Discharge from the glans penis |
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Balanitis |
Inflammation of the glans penis |
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Balanorrhea |
Discharge from the glans penis |
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) |
Excessive development pertaining to the prostate gland (nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland) |
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Cryptorchidism |
State of hidden testes |
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Epididymitis |
Inflammation of an epididymis |
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Epididymitis |
Inflammation of an epididymis |
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Orchiepididymitis |
Inflammation of the testis and epididymis |
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Orchitis , orchiditis |
Inflammation of the testis or testicle |
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Prostatitis |
Inflammation of the prostate gland |
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Prostatitis |
Inflammation of the prostate gland |
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Prostatocystitis |
Inflammation of the prostate gland and the bladder |
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Prostatolith |
Stone or stones in the prostate gland |
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Prostatorrhea |
Discharge from the prostate gland |
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Prostatovesiculitis |
Inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) |
The inability of the male to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse (impotence) |
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Hydrocele |
Scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid |
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Hydrocele |
Scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid |
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Phimosis |
A tightness of the prepuce or foreskin of the penis that prevents it's retraction over the glans penis it may be congenital or a result of balanitis. Circumcision is the usual treatment. |
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Priapism |
Persistent abnormal reaction of the penis accompanied by pain and tenderness |
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Prostate cancer |
Cancer of the prostate gland, usually occurring and men middle-aged and older |
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Prostate cancer |
Cancer of the prostate gland, usually occurring and men middle-aged and older |
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Spermatocele |
Scrotal swelling caused by distention of the epididymis containing an abnormal cyst like collection of fluid and sperm cells |
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Testicular cancer |
Cancer of the testicle, usually occurring in men 15 to 35 years of age |
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Testicular cancer |
Cancer of the testicle, usually occurring in men 15 to 35 years of age |
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Testicular torsion |
Twisting of the spermatic cord causing decreased blood flow to the testes; occurs most often during puberty and often presents with a sudden onset of severe testicular or scrotal pain |
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Varicocele |
Enlarged veins of the spermatic cord |
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Varicocele |
Enlarged veins of the spermatic cord |
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Balanoplasty |
Surgical repair of the glans penis |
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epididymectomy |
excision of an epididymis |
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orchidectomy or orchiectomy |
excision of the testis(bilateral is called castration) |
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orchidopexy, orchiopexy |
surgical fixation of a testicle (performed to bring undescended testicle(s) into scrotum) |
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orchidotomy, orchiotomy |
inscision into a testis |
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orchioplasty |
surgical repeair of a testis |
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prostatectomy |
excision of the prostate gland |
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prostatocystotomy |
inscision into the prostate gland & bladder |
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prostatolithotomy |
incision into the prostate gland to remove stone(s) |
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prostatovesiculectomy |
excision of of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
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vasectomy |
excision of a duct (vas deferens) resulting in male sterilization |
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vasovasotomy |
creation of artificial openings between ducts (severed ends of vas deferens are reconnected in an attempt to restore fertility after a vasectomy |
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vesiculectomy |
excision of the seminal vesicle(s) |
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circumcision |
surgical removal of the prepuce(foreskin) |
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hydrocelectomy |
surgical repair of a hydrocele |
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radical prostatectomy |
excision of the prostate gland with its capsule, seminal vesicles, vas deferens, and sometimes lymph nodes; used to treat prostate cancer |
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suprapubic prostatectomy |
excision of the prostate gland through an abdominal incision made above the pubic bone and through an incision in the bladder and prostate capsule; used to treat BPH |
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Transurethral incision of the prostate gland TUIP |
Surgical procedure that widens the urethra by making a few small incisions in the bladder neck and the prostate gland |
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Transurethral incision of the prostate gland TUIP |
Surgical procedure that widens the urethra by making a few small incisions in the bladder neck and the prostate gland |
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Transurethral microwave thermotherapy TUMT |
Treatment that eliminates excess tissue present in benign prostatic hyperplasia by using heat generated by microwave |
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Transurethral resection of the prostate gland TURP |
Surgical removal of pieces of the prostate gland tissue by using an instrument inserted through the urethra |