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27 Cards in this Set
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androgen
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Male hormone producing or stimulating male characteristics. An example is testosterone.
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balanitis
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Inflammation of the glans penis.
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cryogenic surgery
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Pertaining to destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures.
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cryptorchism
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Undescended testicles.
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epididymitis
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Inflammation of the epididymis.
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gonorrhea
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Sexually transmitted disease; gonococci and urethral discharge.
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hydrocele
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Hernia (sac) of fluid in 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 testes.
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orchitis
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Inflammation of a testicle.
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prostatitis
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Inflammation of the prostate gland.
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prostatectomy
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Removal of the prostate gland.
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seminiferous tubules
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Produce sperm in the testes.
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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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Pertaining to destruction of sperm.
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oligospermia
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Scanty production of sperm.
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aspermia
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Lack of formation or ejaculation of seimen.
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teratoma
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Tumor (testicular) that is composed of many types of tissue.
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Terat/o
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means monster.
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testicular
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Pertaining to the testes.
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varicocele
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Hernia (collection) of swollen, twisted veins above the 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.
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spermatogenesis
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Formation of sperm cells.
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testosterone
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Male hormone produced by the interstitial cells of the testes.
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orchidopexy
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Fixation of the testicle. It is put in place following a diagnosis of cryptorchism.
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vasovasostomy
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New opening (anastomosis) between two parts of the vas deferens; surgery to reverse vasectomy.
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