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118 Cards in this Set
- Front
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a-, an-
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without, not
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bi-
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two
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circum-
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around
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crypt-
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hidden
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult
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epi-
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on, upon, over
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hetero-
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different
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homo-
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same
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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hypo-
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below, less than normal, deficient
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trans-
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through, across
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uni-
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one
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-al, -ar, -ary, -ic
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia
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-cide
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killing
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-esthesia
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feeling, sensation
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-genesis
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origin, formation, production
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-ism
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state or condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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calculus, stone
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-mastia
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breast
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-pathy
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disease
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-plasia
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development, formation
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-stomy
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forming an opening
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-trophy
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growth, nutrition
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-uria
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urination, urine
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BPH
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
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DRE
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digital rectal exam
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ED
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erectile dysfunction
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GU
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genitourinary
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PSA
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prostate specific antigen
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STD
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sexually transmitted disease
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STI
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sexually transmitted infection
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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis
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cyst/o
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bladder
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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genit/o
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genitals
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gynec/o
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woman
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hydr/o
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water
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later/o
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side
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muc/o
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mucus
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olig/o
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scanty, few
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orchi/o
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testicle
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orchid/o
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testicle
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prostat/o
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prostate
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spermat/o, sperm/i
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spermatozoa (sperm)
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testicul/o
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testicle
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urin/o
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urine
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urethr/o
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urethra
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vas/o
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vas deferens
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
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enlargement of the prostate gland that commonly occurs when a man ages
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circumcision
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surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
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coitus
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sexual intercourse between a male and female
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condom
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a thin sheath worn over the penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or protection against a sexually transmitted disease
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digital rectal exam
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screening test that examines the prostate by finger palpation
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ejaculation
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the ejection of semen from the penis at the time of male orgasm
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epispadias
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congenital defect in which the male urethra opens on the upper surface of the penis
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erectile dysfunction
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inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to have sexual intercourse
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libido
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sexual urge or desire
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orgasm
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the highest point or climax of sexual stimulation
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penis
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the male sex organ that transports sperm into the female vagina
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prostate gland
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gland surrounding the urethra that controls the release of urine and secretes fluid that make up part of the semen
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prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
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a blood test that screens for prostate cancer
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puberty
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the period of development when physical growth and sexual maturity occurs
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scrotum
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the pouch of skin containing the testicles
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semen
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the thick, whitish liquid released from the penis during sexual intercourse
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sexually transmitted disease
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any disease that may be acquired through sexual intercourse or intimate contact with an infected individual
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testes
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medical term for the testicles
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testosterone
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the principal male sex hormone produced by the testes
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urethra
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structure that transports urine from the bladder, and in males, semen during ejaculation
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andropathy
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disease of the male
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anorchia
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absence of one or more testicles
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anethesia
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without feeling or sensation
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aplasia
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lack of development (of an organ or body part)
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asymptomatic
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showing no symptoms of disease
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balanitis
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inflammation of the glans penis
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balanorrhea
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discharge from the glans penis
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bilateral
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pertaining to two sides
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cryptorchidism
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condition of a hidden testicle
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dysplasia
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abnormal formation or development (of an organ or body part)
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epididymitis
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inflammation of the epididymis
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gynecomastia
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abnormal enlargement of male breasts
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heterosexual
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person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
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homosexual
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person who is attracted to people of the same sex
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hydrocele
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collection of fluid in the scrotum
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hypertrophy
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enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or body part
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mucoid
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resembling mucus
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oligospermia
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low sperm count (in the semen)
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orchialgia
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pain in the testicle
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orchiectomy
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excision of one or both testes
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orchiopathy
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disease of the testes
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orchiopexy
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surgical fixation of the testicle
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prostatectomy
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excision of the prostate gland
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prostatic
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pertaining to the prostate gland
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prostatitis
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information of the prostate gland
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prostatocystitis
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inflammation of the prostate and bladder
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prostatolith
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stone in the prostate
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prostatolithotomy
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incision of the prostate to remove a stone
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prostatomegaly
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enlargement of the prostate
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spermatogenesis
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formation and production of sperm
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spermatozoa
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mature male sex cells
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spermaturia
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sperm in the urine
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spermicide
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agent that kills sperm
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symptomatic
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showing symptoms of disease
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testicular
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pertaining to the testicle
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transurethral
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through the urethra
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unilateral
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pertaining to one side
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urogenital
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pertaining to the urinary and genital organs
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vasectomy
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excision of the vas defetens
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vasovasectomy
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vasectomy reversal
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