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35 Cards in this Set
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis (greek balanos, acorn)
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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 (Greek gone, 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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testis, testicle (the botanical name for orchid, the flower is derived from the Greek word orchis, testicle, describing the fleshy tubers on the rootstocks fo the plant)
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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
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spermatozoa
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spermat/o
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semen
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terat/o
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monster (Greek teras, 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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animal 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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BPH
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
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DRE
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digital rectal examination
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GU
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genitourinary
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HSV
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herpes simplex virus
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NSU
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nonspecific urethritis (not due to gonorrhea or chlamydial infection
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PSA
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prostate-specific antigen
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PVP
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photoselective vaporization of the prostate; Green Light PVP
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RPR
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rapid plasma reagin (test); a test for syphilis
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STD
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sexually transmitted diseases
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STI
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sexually transmitted infection
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TRUS
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transrectal ultrasound (examination); test to assess the prostate gland and to guide the precise placement of a biopsy needle
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TUIP
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transurethral incision of the prostate; successful in less enlarged prostates and less invasive than TURP
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TUMT
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transurethral microwave thermotherapy
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TUNA
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transurethral needle ablation; radiofrequency energy destroys prostate tissue
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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate
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