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androgen
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hormone for secondary sex characteristics. eg. testosterone is an androgen
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balanitis
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inflam. of the glans penis (bacteria/viruses)
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cryogenic surgery
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destroying tissue by freezing temps
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cryptorchism
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undecended testicles (congenital)
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epididymitis
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inflam. of the epididymis. Fever, chills, groin pain, swollen epididymis.
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gonorrhea
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gonococci & urethral discharge; an STI
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hydrocele
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hernia (sac) of fluid of the scrotal sac
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orchiectomy
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removal of a testicle
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anorchism
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congenital absence of one or both testis
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orchitis
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infl. of the testicle caused by injury or mumps virus
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prostatitis
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infl. of the prostate gland (E. Coli)
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prostatectomy
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removal of the prostate gland
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seminiferous tubules
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(-ferous=pert to bearing/carrying) so semen bearing
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seminal vesicles
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glands near the ejaculatory duct that produce fluid for semen
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spermolytic
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(lytic like lysis) pert. to destruction of sperm
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oligospermia
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pert. to scanty sperm
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aspermia
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lack of formation or ejaculation of semen
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teratoma
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Tumor (testicular) composed of many types of tissue
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testicular
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pert. to the testes
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varicocele
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hernia of swollen, twisted veins above testes
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vasectomy
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removal of a portion of each vas deferens
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azoospermia
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lack of spermatozoa in semen. eg. vasectomy
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spermatogenesis
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formation of sperm cells
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testosterone
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hormone of testes. Made by interstitial cells.
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orchiopexy
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fixation of a testicle. An operation to correct cryptorchism
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vasovasostomy
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anastomosis between two parts of the vas deferens to reverse vasectomy
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