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54 Cards in this Set
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Parenchyma
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the essential distintive cells of an organ.
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scrotum
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external sac that contains the testes
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stroma
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supportive, connective tissues of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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penis
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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gon/o
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seed
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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orch/o , orchi/o, orchid/o
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testes, testicle
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pen/o
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penis
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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semin/i
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semen, seed
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sperm/o , spermat/o
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spermatozoa, semen
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terat/o
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monster
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test/o
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testis, testicle
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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vas/o
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vessel, duct; vas deferens
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zo/o
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zoo life
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-genesis
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formation
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-one
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hormone
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-pexy
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fixation, put in place
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-stomy
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new opening
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cryptorchidism; cryptorchism
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undescended testicles
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hydrocele
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sac of clear fluid in the scrotum
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testicular torsion
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twisting of the spermatic cord
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varicocele
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enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle
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carnioma of the prostate (prostate cancer)
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malignant tumor of the prostate gland; DRE usedl depends on the PSA test
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hypospadis; hypospadia
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congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of the tip
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phimosis
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narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glands
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gonorrhea
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inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with gonocci (berry-shaped bacteria)
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purulent
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pus-filled
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herpes genitalis
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infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV)
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syphilis
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chronic STD caused by a spirochete (spiral-shaped bacterium)
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chancre
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hard ulcer or sore (appears in syphilis)
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PSA test
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measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood
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semen analysis
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microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid
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castration
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surgical excision of testicles or ovaries
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circumcision
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surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis
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digital rectal examination (DRE)
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finger palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland
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transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
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excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a resectoscope through the urethra
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vasectomy
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bilateral surgical removal part of the vas deferens
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DRE
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digital rectal examination
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HPV
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human papillomavirus
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HSV
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herpes simplex virus
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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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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate
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oligospermia
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pertaining to scanty semen
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aspermia
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lack for formation or ejaculation of semen
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vasectomy
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removal of the vas deferens
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-genic
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produced by
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azoospermia
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lack of sperm in the semen
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